#F8F5ED
Closest named color: Seashell (#FFF5EE). oklch(97% 0.011 89.7), rgb(248, 245, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (19.27:1).
About this color
#F8F5ED 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 Seashell (#FFF5EE), ΔE 0.010 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.27:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.011) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Seashell (#FFF5EE) |
| Black text | 19.27:1 |
| White text | 1.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F8F5ED |
| RGB | rgb(248, 245, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 44%, 95%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97% 0.011 89.7) |
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 #F8F5ED | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #F8F5ED | 19.27:1 | AAA | Lc 100.1 | Preferred for body text |
| #F8F5ED text on white | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #F8F5ED 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)
#F8F5ED
oklch(97% 0.011 89.7)
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Step 100
100
#EBEAE7
oklch(93.7% 0.004 91.4)
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Step 200
200
#DBD9D3
oklch(88.5% 0.008 91.5)
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Step 300
300
#C4C0B6
oklch(80.8% 0.015 88.7)
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Step 400
400
#A6A091
oklch(70.7% 0.022 88.8)
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Step 500
500
#908976
oklch(63.1% 0.029 90.2)
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Step 600
600
#7A735E
oklch(55.6% 0.032 91.8)
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Step 700
700
#67604E
oklch(49% 0.029 89.3)
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Step 800
800
#544F40
oklch(42.8% 0.025 91.8)
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Step 900
900
#454136
oklch(37.6% 0.019 90.4)
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Step 950
950
#292620
oklch(27% 0.012 84.6)
#F8F5ED 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) | #F7F5ED | 0.001 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F8F5ED | 0.000 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FAF4F3 | 0.010 |
| 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 #F8F5ED, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Seashell #FFF5EE ΔE 0.010
- Old Lace #FDF5E6 ΔE 0.011
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.011
- Very Light Pink #FFF4F2 ΔE 0.013
- Linen #FAF0E6 ΔE 0.013
- Floral White #FFFAF0 ΔE 0.016
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.017
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.020
Use #F8F5ED 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.