#F8E4E4
Linen · very light neutral
About #F8E4E4
#F8E4E4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 89% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 3% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Linen (ΔE 7.0); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E4F8F8 — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F8E4E4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.21:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #F8E4E4
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #F8E4E4?
#F8E4E4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 89% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 3% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #F8E4E4?
Use black text. Black on #F8E4E4 has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F8E4E4?
Its complementary colour is #E4F8F8, and analogous partners are #F8E4EE and #F8EEE4.