Palettes / Colors / #EAEBED
#EAEBED — Soft White
#EAEBED 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 #EAEBED 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.
#EAEBED 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 #ECEBE9; it also sits naturally between #E9ECEC and #EAE9EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAEBED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 235, 237 |
| HSL | 220°, 8%, 92% |
| HSV | 220°, 1%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 1%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 78.93, 83.02, 91.99 |
| Yxy | 83.02, 0.3108, 0.3269 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.02, 0.03, -1.09 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.12, 0.03, -1.07 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 92% · Blue 93%
Cyan 1% · 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 #EAEBED
.text { color: #EAEBED; }
.background { background-color: #EAEBED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEBED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 235, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 8%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEBED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 235, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEBED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 235, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAEBED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEBED">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EAEBED
Tints of #EAEBED
Tones of #EAEBED
Color harmonies
Complementary — #ECEBE9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.60:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAEBED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEBED
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 #EAEBED: ·
How #EAEBED 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 #EAEBED 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 #EAEBED?
#EAEBED is Soft White, a white color (RGB 234, 235, 237). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEBED?
#EAEBED is RGB 234, 235, 237 — HSL 220°, 8%, 92% — CMYK 1%, 1%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #EAEBED?
Its complement is #ECEBE9; analogous partners are #E9ECEC and #EAE9EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAEBED for text?
Black text on #EAEBED has a contrast ratio of 17.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.