Palettes / Colors / #E9EAED
#E9EAED — Soft White
#E9EAED is a white color we call Soft White, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the white family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #E9EAED when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#E9EAED is a neutral white color associated with cleanliness, space and minimalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EDECE9; it also sits naturally between #E9ECED and #EAE9ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E9EAED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 233, 234, 237 |
| HSL | 225°, 10%, 92% |
| HSV | 225°, 2%, 93% |
| CMYK | 2%, 1%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 78.31, 82.28, 91.88 |
| Yxy | 82.28, 0.3102, 0.3259 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.70, 0.21, -1.58 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.71, 0.21, -1.55 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 91% · Green 92% · Blue 93%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E9EAED
.text { color: #E9EAED; }
.background { background-color: #E9EAED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E9EAED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 234, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(225, 10%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E9EAED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 234, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E9EAED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 234, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E9EAED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E9EAED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDECE9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E9EAED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E9EAED
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E9EAED: ·
How #E9EAED looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #E9EAED rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E9EAED?
#E9EAED is Soft White, a white color (RGB 233, 234, 237). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E9EAED?
#E9EAED is RGB 233, 234, 237 — HSL 225°, 10%, 92% — CMYK 2%, 1%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #E9EAED?
Its complement is #EDECE9; analogous partners are #E9ECED and #EAE9ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E9EAED for text?
Black text on #E9EAED has a contrast ratio of 17.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.