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#EAF6EA

Ivory · very light neutral

About #EAF6EA

With the hex code #EAF6EA, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 96% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ivory — a ΔE of 6.0 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F6EAF6, a lavender shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green246
Blue234

Closest named colours

Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 6.0
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 6.3
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.9

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

Text on #EAF6EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ivory #EAF6EA.
1.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ivory #EAF6EA.
18.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAF6EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAF6EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F7F4E9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F4F2EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E9F5F2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAF6EA?

With the hex code #EAF6EA, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 96% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #EAF6EA?

Use black text. Black on #EAF6EA has a contrast ratio of 18.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAF6EA?

Its complementary colour is #F6EAF6, and analogous partners are #F0F6EA and #EAF6F0.