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#EAEEF1

Off White · very light neutral

About #EAEEF1

#EAEEF1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 93% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Off White (ΔE 5.5); Snow comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F1EDEA — a off white tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EAEEF1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green238
Blue241

Closest named colours

Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 5.5
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 5.9
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 6.5

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

Text on #EAEEF1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on off white #EAEEF1.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on off white #EAEEF1.
18.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAEEF1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAEEF1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EDEEF1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECEDF1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8EFEF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAEEF1?

#EAEEF1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 93% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #EAEEF1?

Use black text. Black on #EAEEF1 has a contrast ratio of 18.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAEEF1?

Its complementary colour is #F1EDEA, and analogous partners are #EAF1F1 and #EAEBF1.