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#F3E5DA

Linen · very light neutral

About #F3E5DA

With the hex code #F3E5DA, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 90% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% 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 3.9 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DAE8F3, 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 17.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red243
Green229
Blue218

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 3.9
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 5.5
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 5.7

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

Text on #F3E5DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F3E5DA.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F3E5DA.
17.03:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F3E5DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F3E5DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E6D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE9DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8E2E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F3E5DA?

With the hex code #F3E5DA, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 90% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #F3E5DA?

Use black text. Black on #F3E5DA has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F3E5DA?

Its complementary colour is #DAE8F3, and analogous partners are #F3DADB and #F3F2DA.