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#EEF7E7

Ivory · very light cool white

About #EEF7E7

#EEF7E7 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 97% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Ivory (ΔE 4.7); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F0E7F7 — a lavender tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EEF7E7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red238
Green247
Blue231

Closest named colours

Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 4.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.6
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 6.8

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

Text on #EEF7E7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ivory #EEF7E7.
1.10:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ivory #EEF7E7.
19.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EEF7E7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EEF7E7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F9F4E6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F7F4E8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFF5F2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEF7E7?

#EEF7E7 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 93% red, 97% green and 91% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EEF7E7?

Use black text. Black on #EEF7E7 has a contrast ratio of 19.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEF7E7?

Its complementary colour is #F0E7F7, and analogous partners are #F6F7E7 and #E7F7E8.