#EFF8ED
Ivory · very light neutral
About #EFF8ED
#EFF8ED is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 97% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 3% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Visually it is very close to Ivory (ΔE 4.8), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F6EDF8 (lavender), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 19.32:1, 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 #EFF8ED?
#EFF8ED is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 97% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 3% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #EFF8ED?
Use black text. Black on #EFF8ED has a contrast ratio of 19.32:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EFF8ED?
Its complementary colour is #F6EDF8, and analogous partners are #F4F8ED and #EDF8F1.