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#F4ECDE

Linen · very light neutral

About #F4ECDE

With the hex code #F4ECDE, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 93% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% 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 2.7 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DEE6F4, a lavender 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 17.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red244
Green236
Blue222

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 2.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 3.3
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 6.1

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

Text on #F4ECDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4ECDE.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F4ECDE.
17.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4ECDE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4ECDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0ECDD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2EEDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8E9E8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4ECDE?

With the hex code #F4ECDE, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 93% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #F4ECDE?

Use black text. Black on #F4ECDE has a contrast ratio of 17.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4ECDE?

Its complementary colour is #DEE6F4, and analogous partners are #F4E1DE and #F1F4DE.