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#F4E6DD

Linen · very light neutral

About #F4E6DD

#F4E6DD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 90% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% 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 3.5); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDEBF4 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F4E6DD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.21:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red244
Green230
Blue221

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 3.5
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.6

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

Text on #F4E6DD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4E6DD.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4E6DD.
17.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4E6DD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4E6DD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAE7DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDEADD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9E4E3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4E6DD?

#F4E6DD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 90% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #F4E6DD?

Use black text. Black on #F4E6DD has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4E6DD?

Its complementary colour is #DDEBF4, and analogous partners are #F4DDE0 and #F4F2DD.