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#EAF9EE

Ivory · very light neutral

About #EAF9EE

#EAF9EE is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 98% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 2% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Ivory (ΔE 6.4), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F9EAF5 (lavender), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red234
Green249
Blue238

Closest named colours

Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 6.4
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 6.8
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #EAF9EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ivory #EAF9EE.
1.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ivory #EAF9EE.
19.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAF9EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAF9EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F9F6ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6F4EF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8F9F6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAF9EE?

#EAF9EE is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 98% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 2% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #EAF9EE?

Use black text. Black on #EAF9EE has a contrast ratio of 19.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAF9EE?

Its complementary colour is #F9EAF5, and analogous partners are #EDF9EA and #EAF9F6.