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#F4E8DC

Linen · very light neutral

About #F4E8DC

With the hex code #F4E8DC, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 91% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Linen — a ΔE of 3.0 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCE8F4, 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 17.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red244
Green232
Blue220

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 3.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.0

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

Text on #F4E8DC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4E8DC.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4E8DC.
17.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4E8DC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4E8DC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE8DB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFEBDC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9E5E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4E8DC?

With the hex code #F4E8DC, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 91% green and 86% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #F4E8DC?

Use black text. Black on #F4E8DC has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4E8DC?

Its complementary colour is #DCE8F4, and analogous partners are #F4DCDC and #F4F4DC.