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#EFDCD9

Linen · very light neutral

About #EFDCD9

#EFDCD9 is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 86% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Linen (ΔE 7.8), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D9ECEF (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.91:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green220
Blue217

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #EFDCD9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #EFDCD9.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #EFDCD9.
15.91:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFDCD9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFDCD9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0DED9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E1D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4DADB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFDCD9?

#EFDCD9 is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 86% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #EFDCD9?

Use black text. Black on #EFDCD9 has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFDCD9?

Its complementary colour is #D9ECEF, and analogous partners are #EFD9E1 and #EFE7D9.