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#F7DFE3

Linen · very light warm white

About #F7DFE3

#F7DFE3 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 97% red, 87% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Linen (ΔE 9.8), with Snow the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFF7F3 (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red247
Green223
Blue227

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.8
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 10.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #F7DFE3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F7DFE3.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F7DFE3.
16.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F7DFE3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F7DFE3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2E2E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7E6E3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FCDEE0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F7DFE3?

#F7DFE3 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 97% red, 87% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F7DFE3?

Use black text. Black on #F7DFE3 has a contrast ratio of 16.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F7DFE3?

Its complementary colour is #DFF7F3, and analogous partners are #F7DFEF and #F7E7DF.