#FAE7E2
Linen · very light neutral
About #FAE7E2
#FAE7E2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 91% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% 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 4.7); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E2F5FA — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FAE7E2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.59:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #FAE7E2
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FAE7E2?
#FAE7E2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 91% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 2% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #FAE7E2?
Use black text. Black on #FAE7E2 has a contrast ratio of 17.59:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FAE7E2?
Its complementary colour is #E2F5FA, and analogous partners are #FAE2E9 and #FAF3E2.