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#F4E7DF

Linen · very light neutral

About #F4E7DF

#F4E7DF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 91% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% 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 3.2); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DFECF4 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F4E7DF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red244
Green231
Blue223

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 3.2
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 6.2
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.6

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

Text on #F4E7DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4E7DF.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4E7DF.
17.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4E7DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4E7DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EBE8DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEEADF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8E5E5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4E7DF?

#F4E7DF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 91% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% 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 #F4E7DF?

Use black text. Black on #F4E7DF has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4E7DF?

Its complementary colour is #DFECF4, and analogous partners are #F4DFE2 and #F4F2DF.