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#F4E1DA

Linen · very light neutral

About #F4E1DA

With the hex code #F4E1DA, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 88% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% 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 5.8 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DAEDF4, 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 16.63:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red244
Green225
Blue218

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #F4E1DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4E1DA.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4E1DA.
16.63:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4E1DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4E1DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5E3DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE6DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FADEDF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4E1DA?

With the hex code #F4E1DA, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 88% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #F4E1DA?

Use black text. Black on #F4E1DA has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4E1DA?

Its complementary colour is #DAEDF4, and analogous partners are #F4DAE0 and #F4EEDA.