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#F1E2DB

Linen · very light neutral

About #F1E2DB

#F1E2DB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 89% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% 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 5.0); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DBEAF1 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F1E2DB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.64:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red241
Green226
Blue219

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.6

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

Text on #F1E2DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F1E2DB.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F1E2DB.
16.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F1E2DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F1E2DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6E3DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9E6DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6E0E0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F1E2DB?

#F1E2DB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 89% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #F1E2DB?

Use black text. Black on #F1E2DB has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F1E2DB?

Its complementary colour is #DBEAF1, and analogous partners are #F1DBDF and #F1EDDB.