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#F4E8DF

Linen · very light neutral

About #F4E8DF

With the hex code #F4E8DF, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 91% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 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.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Linen — a ΔE of 2.8 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFEBF4, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.45:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red244
Green232
Blue223

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 2.8
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 6.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.0

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

Text on #F4E8DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4E8DF.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4E8DF.
17.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4E8DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4E8DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE9DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEEBDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8E6E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4E8DF?

With the hex code #F4E8DF, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 91% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 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 #F4E8DF?

Use black text. Black on #F4E8DF has a contrast ratio of 17.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4E8DF?

Its complementary colour is #DFEBF4, and analogous partners are #F4DFE1 and #F4F3DF.