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#F8EAE2

Linen · very light neutral

About #F8EAE2

With the hex code #F8EAE2, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 92% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 3% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Linen — a ΔE of 2.5 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2F0F8, a ice blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red248
Green234
Blue226

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 2.5
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 5.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.8

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

Text on #F8EAE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F8EAE2.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F8EAE2.
17.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F8EAE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F8EAE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEEBE2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F1EEE2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FDE8E8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F8EAE2?

With the hex code #F8EAE2, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 92% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 3% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #F8EAE2?

Use black text. Black on #F8EAE2 has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F8EAE2?

Its complementary colour is #E2F0F8, and analogous partners are #F8E2E5 and #F8F5E2.