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#F8F4E7

Linen · very light neutral

About #F8F4E7

With the hex code #F8F4E7, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 96% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% 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 2.8 — followed by Ivory. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E7EBF8, a lavender 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 — 19.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red248
Green244
Blue231

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 2.8
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 3.9
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 4.2

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

Text on #F8F4E7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #F8F4E7.
1.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #F8F4E7.
19.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F8F4E7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F8F4E7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7F3E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F8F5E7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FBF2F0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F8F4E7?

With the hex code #F8F4E7, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 97% red, 96% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% 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 #F8F4E7?

Use black text. Black on #F8F4E7 has a contrast ratio of 19.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F8F4E7?

Its complementary colour is #E7EBF8, and analogous partners are #F8ECE7 and #F3F8E7.