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#EBFCEA

Ivory · very light cool white

About #EBFCEA

#EBFCEA is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 99% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Ivory (ΔE 6.6), with Beige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FBEAFC (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 19.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green252
Blue234

Closest named colours

Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 6.6
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 7.2
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #EBFCEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ivory #EBFCEA.
1.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ivory #EBFCEA.
19.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EBFCEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FDF8E9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FAF7EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EAFBF7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBFCEA?

#EBFCEA is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 99% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EBFCEA?

Use black text. Black on #EBFCEA has a contrast ratio of 19.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBFCEA?

Its complementary colour is #FBEAFC, and analogous partners are #F4FCEA and #EAFCF2.