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#F5E4E8

Snow · very light neutral

About #F5E4E8

With the hex code #F5E4E8, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 89% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Snow — a ΔE of 8.2 — followed by Linen. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E4F5F1, 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 17.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red245
Green228
Blue232

Closest named colours

Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 8.2
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 8.3
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #F5E4E8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on snow #F5E4E8.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on snow #F5E4E8.
17.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F5E4E8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F5E4E8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6E6E8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAE9E8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8E3E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F5E4E8?

With the hex code #F5E4E8, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 89% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #F5E4E8?

Use black text. Black on #F5E4E8 has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F5E4E8?

Its complementary colour is #E4F5F1, and analogous partners are #F5E4F1 and #F5E9E4.