#F8DFE3
Linen · very light warm white
About #F8DFE3
#F8DFE3 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 87% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Linen (ΔE 10.0); Snow comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DFF8F4 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F8DFE3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.66:1, 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 #F8DFE3?
#F8DFE3 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 87% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #F8DFE3?
Use black text. Black on #F8DFE3 has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F8DFE3?
Its complementary colour is #DFF8F4, and analogous partners are #F8DFEF and #F8E8DF.