#F5F6EE
Closest named color: White Smoke (#F5F5F5). oklch(97% 0.011 112.4), rgb(245, 246, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (19.29:1).
About this color
#F5F6EE is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 97%, its chroma 0.011. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is White Smoke (#F5F5F5), ΔE 0.011 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.29:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.011) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | White Smoke (#F5F5F5) |
| Black text | 19.29:1 |
| White text | 1.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F5F6EE |
| RGB | rgb(245, 246, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(67, 31%, 95%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97% 0.011 112.4) |
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 #F5F6EE | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F5F6EE | 19.29:1 | AAA | Lc 100.2 | Preferred for body text |
| #F5F6EE text on white | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F5F6EE text on black | 19.29:1 | AAA | Lc -101.4 | 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)
#F5F6EE
oklch(97% 0.011 112.4)
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Step 100
100
#EAEAE7
oklch(93.6% 0.004 106.5)
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Step 200
200
#D9DAD4
oklch(88.6% 0.008 114.2)
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Step 300
300
#C0C2B8
oklch(81% 0.014 115.9)
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Step 400
400
#A0A293
oklch(70.6% 0.021 113.1)
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Step 500
500
#898B78
oklch(63% 0.028 112.1)
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Step 600
600
#737561
oklch(55.5% 0.03 112)
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Step 700
700
#616350
oklch(49.2% 0.029 112.4)
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Step 800
800
#4F5042
oklch(42.6% 0.022 110.7)
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Step 900
900
#414338
oklch(37.7% 0.018 115.7)
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Step 950
950
#262721
oklch(27% 0.011 114.8)
#F5F6EE 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) | #F7F5EE | 0.003 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F7F5EE | 0.003 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F6F5F4 | 0.009 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F5F5F5 | 0.011 |
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 #F5F6EE, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.011
- Seashell #FFF5EE ΔE 0.013
- Old Lace #FDF5E6 ΔE 0.014
- Linen #FAF0E6 ΔE 0.016
- Very Light Pink #FFF4F2 ΔE 0.016
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.017
- Floral White #FFFAF0 ΔE 0.017
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.019
Use #F5F6EE 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.