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#FFFBF4

Off White · very light neutral

About #FFFBF4

With the hex code #FFFBF4, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 98% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 0% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Off White — a ΔE of 2.2 — followed by Snow. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F4F8FF, a white shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 20.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red255
Green251
Blue244

Closest named colours

Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 2.2
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 3.6
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 4.0

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

Text on #FFFBF4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on off white #FFFBF4.
1.03:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on off white #FFFBF4.
20.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFFBF4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFFBF4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FDFBF4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#FEFCF4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFFAF9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFFBF4?

With the hex code #FFFBF4, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 98% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 0% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #FFFBF4?

Use black text. Black on #FFFBF4 has a contrast ratio of 20.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFFBF4?

Its complementary colour is #F4F8FF, and analogous partners are #FFF5F4 and #FEFFF4.