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#F7E4E3

Linen · very light neutral

About #F7E4E3

With the hex code #F7E4E3, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 89% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 3% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Linen — a ΔE of 6.5 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E3F6F7, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red247
Green228
Blue227

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 6.5
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 8.1
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #F7E4E3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F7E4E3.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F7E4E3.
17.16:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F7E4E3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F7E4E3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E6E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBE9E3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FCE2E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F7E4E3?

With the hex code #F7E4E3, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 89% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 3% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #F7E4E3?

Use black text. Black on #F7E4E3 has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F7E4E3?

Its complementary colour is #E3F6F7, and analogous partners are #F7E3EC and #F7EEE3.