Errigal White

#f2f2f4

Neutral pale gray with subtle warmth, sharper than Ghost White

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About Errigal White

Errigal White is the one that actually looks white. Not almost-white, not near-white, it sits close enough to pure white that most people won't clock the gray in it at all. But there's a warmth underneath, just enough to keep it from reading as cold or sterile. It's got more presence than without the purple lean that brings to the table.

Reach for this in interfaces where the background needs to feel clean but not clinical: SaaS dashboards, productivity tools, admin panels, anywhere the UI should stay out of the way without feeling institutional. It works for body text, form fields, secondary navigation, light mode backgrounds where you want contrast that doesn't demand attention. Financial apps, CMS platforms, any context where the gray family needs to feel trustworthy without the coldness of cooler neighbors.

Pair it with warm neutrals and it settles in quietly. Sit it next to the blue-leaning grays though, and you'll see it's got its own temperature, it won't pretend to be neutral the way does, but it won't announce itself either.

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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.

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On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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On Gray 900 #18181b

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On Black #000000

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