Palettes / Colors / #EAE6EA

#EAE6EA — Soft White

#EAE6EA is a white color we call Soft White, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the white family.

#EAE6EA 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 #E6EAE6; it also sits naturally between #E8E6EA and #EAE6E8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 90% · Blue 92%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EAE6EA

.text { color: #EAE6EA; }
.background { background-color: #EAE6EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAE6EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 230, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 9%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAE6EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 230, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAE6EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 230, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAE6EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAE6EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6EAE6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAE6EA: #000000.

How #EAE6EA 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 #EAE6EA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAE6E9  ·  #EAE6EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAE6EA?

#EAE6EA is Soft White, a white color (RGB 234, 230, 234). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAE6EA?

#EAE6EA is RGB 234, 230, 234 — HSL 300°, 9%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAE6EA?

Its complement is #E6EAE6; analogous partners are #E8E6EA and #EAE6E8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAE6EA for text?

Black text on #EAE6EA has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.