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#F2F7EB

Ivory · very light neutral

About #F2F7EB

#F2F7EB is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 97% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% 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 3.8), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F0EBF7 (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 — 19.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red242
Green247
Blue235

Closest named colours

Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 3.8
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 4.4
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 5.6

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

Text on #F2F7EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ivory #F2F7EB.
1.09:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ivory #F2F7EB.
19.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2F7EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2F7EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F9F5EA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F8F5EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3F6F3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2F7EB?

#F2F7EB is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 97% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% 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 #F2F7EB?

Use black text. Black on #F2F7EB has a contrast ratio of 19.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2F7EB?

Its complementary colour is #F0EBF7, and analogous partners are #F7F6EB and #ECF7EB.