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#F6EADE

Linen · very light neutral

About #F6EADE

With the hex code #F6EADE, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 92% green and 87% 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 2.4 — followed by Eggshell. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DEEAF6, 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 17.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red246
Green234
Blue222

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 2.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.7
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 6.3

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

Text on #F6EADE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F6EADE.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F6EADE.
17.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F6EADE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F6EADE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEEADD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F1EDDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FBE7E7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F6EADE?

With the hex code #F6EADE, this is a very light orange with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 92% green and 87% 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 #F6EADE?

Use black text. Black on #F6EADE has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F6EADE?

Its complementary colour is #DEEAF6, and analogous partners are #F6DEDE and #F6F6DE.