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#F5E2DA

Linen · very light warm orange

About #F5E2DA

#F5E2DA is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 89% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Linen (ΔE 5.4); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DAEDF5 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F5E2DA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red245
Green226
Blue218

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.0
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #F5E2DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F5E2DA.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F5E2DA.
16.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F5E2DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F5E2DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E4D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE7DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FBDFE0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F5E2DA?

#F5E2DA is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 89% green and 85% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F5E2DA?

Use black text. Black on #F5E2DA has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F5E2DA?

Its complementary colour is #DAEDF5, and analogous partners are #F5DAE0 and #F5F0DA.