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#F6EAEA

Linen · very light neutral

About #F6EAEA

With the hex code #F6EAEA, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 92% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% 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 5.4 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EAF6F6, a off white 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 17.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red246
Green234
Blue234

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.4
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 5.5
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 5.6

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

Text on #F6EAEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F6EAEA.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F6EAEA.
17.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F6EAEA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F6EAEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECEBEA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EFEDEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9E9EA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F6EAEA?

With the hex code #F6EAEA, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 92% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #F6EAEA?

Use black text. Black on #F6EAEA has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F6EAEA?

Its complementary colour is #EAF6F6, and analogous partners are #F6EAF0 and #F6F0EA.