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#F0DFD9

Linen · very light neutral

About #F0DFD9

#F0DFD9 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 87% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 6% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Linen (ΔE 6.2); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D9EAF0 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F0DFD9 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red240
Green223
Blue217

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #F0DFD9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F0DFD9.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F0DFD9.
16.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0DFD9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0DFD9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3E0D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E4D9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5DDDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0DFD9?

#F0DFD9 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 87% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% 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 #F0DFD9?

Use black text. Black on #F0DFD9 has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0DFD9?

Its complementary colour is #D9EAF0, and analogous partners are #F0D9DE and #F0EBD9.