#F5F7EE
Closest named color: White Smoke (#F5F5F5). oklch(97.2% 0.012 116.8), rgb(245, 247, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (19.42:1).
About this color
#F5F7EE is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 97%, its chroma 0.012. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is White Smoke (#F5F5F5), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.42:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.012) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | White Smoke (#F5F5F5) |
| Black text | 19.42:1 |
| White text | 1.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F5F7EE |
| RGB | rgb(245, 247, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(73, 36%, 95%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.2% 0.012 116.8) |
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 #F5F7EE | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F5F7EE | 19.42:1 | AAA | Lc 100.6 | Preferred for body text |
| #F5F7EE text on white | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F5F7EE text on black | 19.42:1 | AAA | Lc -101.9 | 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)
#F5F7EE
oklch(97.2% 0.012 116.8)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAE7
oklch(93.5% 0.004 121.6)
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Step 200
200
#D8DAD4
oklch(88.5% 0.008 121.6)
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Step 300
300
#C0C2B7
oklch(80.9% 0.015 115.1)
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Step 400
400
#9FA392
oklch(70.7% 0.025 117.8)
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Step 500
500
#888C77
oklch(63.1% 0.031 116)
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Step 600
600
#72765F
oklch(55.6% 0.035 115.6)
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Step 700
700
#5F634F
oklch(49% 0.031 116.7)
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Step 800
800
#4E5141
oklch(42.7% 0.026 116.1)
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Step 900
900
#414337
oklch(37.7% 0.02 115)
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Step 950
950
#262720
oklch(26.9% 0.013 113.9)
#F5F7EE 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) | #F8F6EE | 0.004 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F8F6EE | 0.004 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F6F6F4 | 0.009 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F6F6F6 | 0.012 |
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 #F5F7EE, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.012
- Old Lace #FDF5E6 ΔE 0.013
- Seashell #FFF5EE ΔE 0.014
- Floral White #FFFAF0 ΔE 0.016
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.016
- Very Light Pink #FFF4F2 ΔE 0.017
- Linen #FAF0E6 ΔE 0.018
- Honeydew #F0FFF0 ΔE 0.020
Use #F5F7EE 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.