#F3F7EA
Ivory · very light neutral
About #F3F7EA
#F3F7EA 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. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Ivory (ΔE 3.5), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EEEAF7 (lavender), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 19.30:1 (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 #F3F7EA?
#F3F7EA 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. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #F3F7EA?
Use black text. Black on #F3F7EA has a contrast ratio of 19.30:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F3F7EA?
Its complementary colour is #EEEAF7, and analogous partners are #F7F5EA and #ECF7EA.