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#F5E7EA

Snow · very light neutral

About #F5E7EA

#F5E7EA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 91% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Snow (ΔE 6.9); Off White comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E7F5F2 — a off white tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F5E7EA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red245
Green231
Blue234

Closest named colours

Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 6.9
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 7.2
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 7.2

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

Text on #F5E7EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on snow #F5E7EA.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on snow #F5E7EA.
17.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F5E7EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F5E7EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9E9EA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ECEBEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F8E6E8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F5E7EA?

#F5E7EA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 91% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #F5E7EA?

Use black text. Black on #F5E7EA has a contrast ratio of 17.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F5E7EA?

Its complementary colour is #E7F5F2, and analogous partners are #F5E7F1 and #F5EBE7.