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#F0E7EA

Snow · very light neutral

About #F0E7EA

With the hex code #F0E7EA, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 91% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Snow — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Off White. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E7F0ED, a off white shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red240
Green231
Blue234

Closest named colours

Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 6.6
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 6.6
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.3

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

Text on #F0E7EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on snow #F0E7EA.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on snow #F0E7EA.
17.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0E7EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0E7EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E8E8EA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAEAEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2E7E8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0E7EA?

With the hex code #F0E7EA, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 91% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #F0E7EA?

Use black text. Black on #F0E7EA has a contrast ratio of 17.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0E7EA?

Its complementary colour is #E7F0ED, and analogous partners are #F0E7EF and #F0E9E7.