#EDF7FA
White · very light neutral
About #EDF7FA
#EDF7FA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 97% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to White (ΔE 5.1); Snow comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FAF0ED — a off white tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EDF7FA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EDF7FA
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EDF7FA?
#EDF7FA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 97% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #EDF7FA?
Use black text. Black on #EDF7FA has a contrast ratio of 19.29:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EDF7FA?
Its complementary colour is #FAF0ED, and analogous partners are #EDFAF6 and #EDF1FA.