#E9FAEF
Ivory · very light cool white
About #E9FAEF
#E9FAEF is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 98% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Ivory (ΔE 6.9); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FAE9F4 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E9FAEF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #E9FAEF?
#E9FAEF is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 98% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E9FAEF?
Use black text. Black on #E9FAEF has a contrast ratio of 19.39:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E9FAEF?
Its complementary colour is #FAE9F4, and analogous partners are #EBFAE9 and #E9FAF8.