Off White Color
Off White is a yellow color with hex code #FFFFE4. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with off white, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Off White Color Values
What Does Off White Mean?
Off White belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. As a lighter shade, Off White reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Off White is classified as a white (nearest centroid: yellowish white, #F0EAD6).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Off White
Off White and #E5E5FF are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #FFF2E5 and #F2FFE5, which sit beside off white on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair off white with triadic partners #E5FFFF and #FFE5FF. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Half And Half —
#FFFEE1(Delta E 1) - Hint Of Yellow —
#FAFDE4(Delta E 2) - Promenade —
#FCFFE7(Delta E 2) - LightYellow —
#FFFFE0(Delta E 2) - Chilean Heath —
#FFFDE6(Delta E 2)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #FFFFE4; }
.background { background-color: #FFFFE4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #FFFFE4; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #FFFFE440; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for off white?
Off White has the hex code #FFFFE4. In RGB notation it is rgb(255, 255, 228), in HSL it is hsl(60, 100%, 95%), and its OKLCH value is 0.993, 0.035, 107.
What does the color off white mean?
Yellow-family colors like off white carry distinct psychological associations. Off White belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. As a lighter shade, Off White reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with off white?
Off White has three easy routes: its complement #E5E5FF for punch, its neighbors #FFF2E5 and #F2FFE5 for something calmer, or triadic partners #E5FFFF and #FFE5FF when you want energy.
Is off white a standard web color?
No — Off White is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #FFFFE4 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make off white lighter or darker?
To lighten off white, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFFFFA (lightest tint) to #525200 (darkest shade).
About Off White
Off White is classified as a White in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #FFFFE4 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.