#F4F6EF
Closest named color: White Smoke (#F5F5F5). oklch(97% 0.009 119.6), rgb(244, 246, 239).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (19.27:1).
About this color
#F4F6EF is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 97%, its chroma 0.009. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is White Smoke (#F5F5F5), ΔE 0.009 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.27:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.009) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | White Smoke (#F5F5F5) |
| Black text | 19.27:1 |
| White text | 1.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F4F6EF |
| RGB | rgb(244, 246, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(77, 28%, 95%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97% 0.009 119.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #F4F6EF | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F4F6EF | 19.27:1 | AAA | Lc 100.1 | Preferred for body text |
| #F4F6EF text on white | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F4F6EF text on black | 19.27:1 | AAA | Lc -101.3 | Preferred for body text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 50.
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Step 50
50 (this color)
#F4F6EF
oklch(97% 0.009 119.6)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAE8
oklch(93.6% 0.003 128.5)
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Step 200
200
#D8DAD5
oklch(88.5% 0.007 124.5)
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Step 300
300
#BFC2B9
oklch(80.9% 0.013 121.7)
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Step 400
400
#9FA395
oklch(70.8% 0.02 119.9)
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Step 500
500
#878C7B
oklch(63.1% 0.025 120.5)
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Step 600
600
#717664
oklch(55.6% 0.028 119.9)
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Step 700
700
#5F6353
oklch(49.1% 0.025 118.7)
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Step 800
800
#4D5144
oklch(42.7% 0.021 121.2)
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Step 900
900
#404339
oklch(37.7% 0.017 120.8)
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Step 950
950
#262722
oklch(27% 0.009 116.2)
#F4F6EF with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #F7F5EF | 0.004 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F7F5EF | 0.004 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F5F5F4 | 0.008 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F5F5F5 | 0.009 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #F4F6EF, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.009
- Seashell #FFF5EE ΔE 0.014
- Old Lace #FDF5E6 ΔE 0.015
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.016
- Very Light Pink #FFF4F2 ΔE 0.016
- Linen #FAF0E6 ΔE 0.017
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.017
- Floral White #FFFAF0 ΔE 0.019
Use #F4F6EF in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.