Linen

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 18.67:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#FAF0E6sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(250, 240, 230)screen channels

HSLhsl(30, 67%, 94%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 2%)approximate process color

Tailwindorange-50nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textfails AA1.12:1

Black textAAA18.67:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#4F4C4A

#A09A94

#FAF0E6

#FAF3ED

#FAF7F3

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#FAE6E6

#FAF0E6

#FAFAE6

Triadic

#FAF0E6

#E6FAF0

#F0E6FA

Complement

#FAF0E6

#E6F0FA

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-linen: #FAF0E6;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-linen);
  color: #000000;
}

Hueneutral

Lightness95 L*

Chroma6.3

Luminance0.884