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#F8E4E9

Snow · very light neutral

About #F8E4E9

#F8E4E9 is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 97% red, 89% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 3% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is similar to Snow (ΔE 8.8), with Linen the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E4F8F3 (off white), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red248
Green228
Blue233

Closest named colours

Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 8.8
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.0
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #F8E4E9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on snow #F8E4E9.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on snow #F8E4E9.
17.27:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F8E4E9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F8E4E9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6E7E9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAEAE9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FCE3E6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F8E4E9?

#F8E4E9 is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 97% red, 89% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 3% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #F8E4E9?

Use black text. Black on #F8E4E9 has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F8E4E9?

Its complementary colour is #E4F8F3, and analogous partners are #F8E4F3 and #F8E9E4.