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#F2FDEA

Ivory · very light cool white

About #F2FDEA

With the hex code #F2FDEA, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 99% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Ivory — a ΔE of 4.7 — followed by Beige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F5EAFD, a lavender 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 20.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red242
Green253
Blue234

Closest named colours

Ivory
#FFFFF0 · ΔE 4.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 5.4
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 8.2

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

Text on #F2FDEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on ivory #F2FDEA.
1.05:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on ivory #F2FDEA.
20.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2FDEA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2FDEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFFAE9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FDF9EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3FBF7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2FDEA?

With the hex code #F2FDEA, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 99% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2FDEA?

Use black text. Black on #F2FDEA has a contrast ratio of 20.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2FDEA?

Its complementary colour is #F5EAFD, and analogous partners are #FBFDEA and #EAFDEB.