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#F8E4EA

Snow · very light neutral

About #F8E4EA

#F8E4EA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 89% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 3% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Snow (ΔE 8.9); Linen comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E4F8F2 — a off white tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F8E4EA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red248
Green228
Blue234

Closest named colours

Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 8.9
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.4
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #F8E4EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on snow #F8E4EA.
1.22:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on snow #F8E4EA.
17.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F8E4EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F8E4EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6E7EA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAEAEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FCE3E6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F8E4EA?

#F8E4EA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 89% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 3% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #F8E4EA?

Use black text. Black on #F8E4EA has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F8E4EA?

Its complementary colour is #E4F8F2, and analogous partners are #F8E4F4 and #F8E8E4.