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#F0EADE

Linen · very light neutral

About #F0EADE

With the hex code #F0EADE, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 92% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% 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 3.0 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DEE4F0, a lavender 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 17.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red240
Green234
Blue222

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 3.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.1
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 5.6

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

Text on #F0EADE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F0EADE.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F0EADE.
17.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0EADE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0EADE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDEADD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFEBDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3E8E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0EADE?

With the hex code #F0EADE, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 92% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #F0EADE?

Use black text. Black on #F0EADE has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0EADE?

Its complementary colour is #DEE4F0, and analogous partners are #F0E1DE and #EDF0DE.