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#F7EFE7

Linen · very light neutral

About #F7EFE7

With the hex code #F7EFE7, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 94% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 6% 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 virtually identical to Linen — a ΔE of 1.3 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E7EFF7, 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 — 18.46:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red247
Green239
Blue231

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 1.3
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 3.4
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 5.7

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

Text on #F7EFE7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F7EFE7.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F7EFE7.
18.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F7EFE7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F7EFE7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2EFE7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F4F1E7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FAEDED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F7EFE7?

With the hex code #F7EFE7, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 94% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 6% 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 #F7EFE7?

Use black text. Black on #F7EFE7 has a contrast ratio of 18.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F7EFE7?

Its complementary colour is #E7EFF7, and analogous partners are #F7E7E7 and #F7F7E7.