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#FDF3E2

Linen · very light warm white

About #FDF3E2

#FDF3E2 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 95% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Linen (ΔE 3.7); Eggshell comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E2ECFD — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FDF3E2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red253
Green243
Blue226

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 3.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 4.1
Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 5.1

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

Text on #FDF3E2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #FDF3E2.
1.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #FDF3E2.
19.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDF3E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDF3E2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F8F3E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FAF5E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFF0EE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDF3E2?

#FDF3E2 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 95% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FDF3E2?

Use black text. Black on #FDF3E2 has a contrast ratio of 19.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDF3E2?

Its complementary colour is #E2ECFD, and analogous partners are #FDE5E2 and #FAFDE2.