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#FEE0DA

Linen · very light warm white

About #FEE0DA

With the hex code #FEE0DA, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 88% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Linen — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DAF8FE, 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 16.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red254
Green224
Blue218

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 8.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.4
Champagne
#F7E7CE · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #FEE0DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #FEE0DA.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #FEE0DA.
16.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FEE0DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FEE0DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6E3DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDE9DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFDDDE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FEE0DA?

With the hex code #FEE0DA, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 88% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FEE0DA?

Use black text. Black on #FEE0DA has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FEE0DA?

Its complementary colour is #DAF8FE, and analogous partners are #FEDAE6 and #FEF2DA.