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#EEE1DA

Linen · very light neutral

About #EEE1DA

With the hex code #EEE1DA, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 88% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Linen — a ΔE of 5.3 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DAE7EE, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red238
Green225
Blue218

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #EEE1DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #EEE1DA.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #EEE1DA.
16.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEE1DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEE1DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E4E2DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E4DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2DFDF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEE1DA?

With the hex code #EEE1DA, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 88% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #EEE1DA?

Use black text. Black on #EEE1DA has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEE1DA?

Its complementary colour is #DAE7EE, and analogous partners are #EEDADD and #EEEBDA.