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#F1EFEF

Off White · very light neutral

About #F1EFEF

#F1EFEF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 94% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 5% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Off White (ΔE 3.4); Snow comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFF1F1 — a off white tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F1EFEF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.33:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red241
Green239
Blue239

Closest named colours

Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 3.4
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 4.2
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 5.4

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

Text on #F1EFEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on off white #F1EFEF.
1.15:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on off white #F1EFEF.
18.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F1EFEF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F1EFEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFEFEF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F0F0EF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2EFEF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F1EFEF?

#F1EFEF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 94% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 5% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #F1EFEF?

Use black text. Black on #F1EFEF has a contrast ratio of 18.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F1EFEF?

Its complementary colour is #EFF1F1, and analogous partners are #F1EFF0 and #F1F0EF.