White vs Snow
#fff5ee · #fffafa
White#fff5ee
Snow#fffafa
White and Snow are similar. Snow is 1.3% lighter. It is less saturated. At least one of them is a neutral gray, so hue does not apply.
Difference
CIEDE20003.81similar
Lightness+1.3%
Chroma−0.009
Hue—
Below 1 the eye cannot tell them apart, around 2.3 is the smallest visible step.
Codes
White
- HEX
- RGB
- HSL
- OKLCH
Snow
- HEX
- RGB
- HSL
- OKLCH
One on the other
AaWhite / Snow1.04:1 · APCA Lc 0Below WCAG AA for text
AaSnow / White1.04:1 · APCA Lc 0Below WCAG AA for text
In between
Halfway in OKLab: #fff8f4
Questions and answers
What is the difference between White and Snow?
White and Snow are similar. Snow is 1.3% lighter. It is less saturated. At least one of them is a neutral gray, so hue does not apply. Their CIEDE2000 color difference is 3.81.
Is Snow lighter than White?
Snow is 1.3% lighter. In OKLCH, White has a lightness of 97.6% and Snow 98.9%.
Can I put White text on Snow?
The contrast ratio between them is 1.04:1. WCAG AA needs 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, so avoid it for text and use it for decoration only.