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#F7DFE2

Linen · very light warm white

About #F7DFE2

With the hex code #F7DFE2, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 87% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 3% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Linen — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Snow. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFF7F4, 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 16.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red247
Green223
Blue226

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.5
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 10.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #F7DFE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F7DFE2.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F7DFE2.
16.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F7DFE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F7DFE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2E2E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8E6E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FCDDE0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F7DFE2?

With the hex code #F7DFE2, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 87% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 3% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F7DFE2?

Use black text. Black on #F7DFE2 has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F7DFE2?

Its complementary colour is #DFF7F4, and analogous partners are #F7DFEE and #F7E8DF.