#EDFFEE
Ivory · very light cool white
About #EDFFEE
#EDFFEE is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 100% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% 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 #FFEDFE (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 20.14:1 (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 #EDFFEE?
#EDFFEE is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 100% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #EDFFEE?
Use black text. Black on #EDFFEE has a contrast ratio of 20.14:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EDFFEE?
Its complementary colour is #FFEDFE, and analogous partners are #F5FFED and #EDFFF7.