#EBFAE9
Ivory · very light cool white
About #EBFAE9
#EBFAE9 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 98% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Ivory (ΔE 6.1), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F8E9FA (lavender), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.38:1, 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 #EBFAE9?
#EBFAE9 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 98% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #EBFAE9?
Use black text. Black on #EBFAE9 has a contrast ratio of 19.38:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBFAE9?
Its complementary colour is #F8E9FA, and analogous partners are #F3FAE9 and #E9FAF0.