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#EFDFD8

Linen · very light neutral

About #EFDFD8

With the hex code #EFDFD8, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 87% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 6% 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 6.0 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D8E8EF, 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 16.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red239
Green223
Blue216

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #EFDFD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #EFDFD8.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #EFDFD8.
16.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFDFD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFDFD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3E0D8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E3D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4DDDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFDFD8?

With the hex code #EFDFD8, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 87% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #EFDFD8?

Use black text. Black on #EFDFD8 has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFDFD8?

Its complementary colour is #D8E8EF, and analogous partners are #EFD8DC and #EFEBD8.