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#F4E9E4

Linen · very light neutral

About #F4E9E4

With the hex code #F4E9E4, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 91% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% 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 3.4 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E4EFF4, 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 17.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red244
Green233
Blue228

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 3.4
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 5.0
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 6.5

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

Text on #F4E9E4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4E9E4.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4E9E4.
17.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4E9E4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4E9E4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECEAE4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEECE4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8E7E8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4E9E4?

With the hex code #F4E9E4, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 91% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #F4E9E4?

Use black text. Black on #F4E9E4 has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4E9E4?

Its complementary colour is #E4EFF4, and analogous partners are #F4E4E7 and #F4F1E4.