#FDF4E7
Linen · very light neutral
About #FDF4E7
#FDF4E7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 96% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 1% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Linen (ΔE 2.0); Ivory comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E7F0FD — a ice blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FDF4E7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #FDF4E7
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #FDF4E7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FDF4E7?
#FDF4E7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 99% red, 96% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 1% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #FDF4E7?
Use black text. Black on #FDF4E7 has a contrast ratio of 19.27:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FDF4E7?
Its complementary colour is #E7F0FD, and analogous partners are #FDE9E7 and #FBFDE7.