#F7EADC
Linen · very light warm orange
About #F7EADC
#F7EADC is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 92% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Linen (ΔE 3.1); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCE9F7 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F7EADC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #F7EADC?
#F7EADC is a muted, very light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 92% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F7EADC?
Use black text. Black on #F7EADC has a contrast ratio of 17.76:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F7EADC?
Its complementary colour is #DCE9F7, and analogous partners are #F7DDDC and #F7F7DC.