#FAFCF0
Ivory · very light neutral
About #FAFCF0
#FAFCF0 is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 99% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 1% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is virtually identical to Ivory (ΔE 2.0), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2F0FC (lavender), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 20.25:1 (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 #FAFCF0?
#FAFCF0 is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 99% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 1% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #FAFCF0?
Use black text. Black on #FAFCF0 has a contrast ratio of 20.25:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FAFCF0?
Its complementary colour is #F2F0FC, and analogous partners are #FCF8F0 and #F4FCF0.