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#F8E4E5

Linen · very light neutral

About #F8E4E5

With the hex code #F8E4E5, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 89% green and 90% 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 7.4 — followed by Snow. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E4F8F7, 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 — 17.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red248
Green228
Blue229

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.4
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 8.5
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #F8E4E5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F8E4E5.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F8E4E5.
17.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F8E4E5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F8E4E5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7E7E5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EBEAE5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FDE2E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F8E4E5?

With the hex code #F8E4E5, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 89% green and 90% 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 #F8E4E5?

Use black text. Black on #F8E4E5 has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F8E4E5?

Its complementary colour is #E4F8F7, and analogous partners are #F8E4EF and #F8EDE4.