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#FEE3DE

Linen · very light warm white

About #FEE3DE

#FEE3DE is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 89% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Linen (ΔE 7.4), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DEF9FE (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red254
Green227
Blue222

Closest named colours

Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.2
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #FEE3DE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on linen #FEE3DE.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on linen #FEE3DE.
17.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FEE3DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FEE3DE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8E6DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEEBDE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE0E2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FEE3DE?

#FEE3DE is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 89% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FEE3DE?

Use black text. Black on #FEE3DE has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FEE3DE?

Its complementary colour is #DEF9FE, and analogous partners are #FEDEE9 and #FEF3DE.