#EEF3E8
Off White · very light neutral
About #EEF3E8
#EEF3E8 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 95% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Off White (ΔE 4.3); Ivory comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EDE8F3 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EEF3E8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EEF3E8
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EEF3E8?
#EEF3E8 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 95% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #EEF3E8?
Use black text. Black on #EEF3E8 has a contrast ratio of 18.62:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EEF3E8?
Its complementary colour is #EDE8F3, and analogous partners are #F3F3E8 and #E9F3E8.