#F5EEF8
Snow · very light neutral
About #F5EEF8
#F5EEF8 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 93% green and 97% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% 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 6.4); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F1F8EE — a off white tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F5EEF8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.47:1 (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 #F5EEF8?
#F5EEF8 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 93% green and 97% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #F5EEF8?
Use black text. Black on #F5EEF8 has a contrast ratio of 18.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F5EEF8?
Its complementary colour is #F1F8EE, and analogous partners are #F0EEF8 and #F8EEF6.