#F9F5EC · Linen

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#F9F5EC is a light, moderately saturated white color, closest to Linen and near Linen and Smoke. In OKLCH it has 97% lightness and 0.01 chroma at hue 87°. White suggests space, cleanliness and clarity, which makes #F9F5EC a natural choice for backgrounds and breathing room. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#F9F5EC
RGBrgb(249, 245, 236)
HSLhsl(42, 52%, 95%)
CMYK0, 2, 5, 2
CSS var--linen
Contrast1.09:1 white · 19.3:1 black

Similar named colors

Linen #FAF0E6Smoke #F5F5F5Snow #FFFAFABeige #F5F5DCIvory #FFFFF0

How to use #F9F5EC

Black text passes WCAG AA on #F9F5EC (19.3:1); white text does not (1.09:1).

For a calm scheme pair #F9F5EC with its analogous neighbors #F9EEEC and #F6F9EC; for contrast use its complement #ECF0F9 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--linen: #F9F5EC;

Shades & tints

#32312F#64625E#95938E#C7C4BD#F9F5EC#FAF7F0#FBF9F4#FDFBF7#FEFDFB

Color harmonies for #F9F5EC

Complementary

#F9F5EC#ECF0F9

Analogous

#F9F5EC#F9EEEC#F6F9EC

Triadic

#F9F5EC#ECF9F5#F5ECF9

Split complementary

#F9F5EC#ECF6F9#EEECF9

Tetradic

#F9F5EC#ECF9EE#ECF0F9#F9ECF6

Palettes with #F9F5EC