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#EAEDEC — Soft White

#EAEDEC 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 #EAEDEC 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.

#EAEDEC 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 #ECE9EA; it also sits naturally between #E9ECEA and #E9ECEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAEDEC · RGB 234, 237, 236

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Color values

HEX#EAEDEC
RGB234, 237, 236
HSL160°, 8%, 92%
HSV160°, 1%, 93%
CMYK1%, 0%, 0%, 7%
XYZ79.36, 84.12, 91.41
Yxy84.12, 0.3113, 0.3300
CIE-Lab93.50, -1.17, 0.12
Hunter Lab91.72, -1.18, 0.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 93%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAEDEC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAEDEC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAEDEC

.text { color: #EAEDEC; }
.background { background-color: #EAEDEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEDEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 237, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(160, 8%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEDEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 237, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEDEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 237, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EAEDEC

#D0D7D5#B7C2BE#A1AFAB#899A94#71847E#5B6B66#46534F#343D3A#1E2422#090B0A

Tints of #EAEDEC

#E9ECEB#ECEFEE#ECEFEE#EEF1F0#EEF1F0#EEF1F0#F1F3F3#F1F3F3#F4F6F5#F4F6F5

Tones of #EAEDEC

#E9ECEB#E9ECEB#EAECEB#EAEBEB#EAEBEB#EAEBEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECE9EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.82:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAEDEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEDEC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EAEDEC: ·

How #EAEDEC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EBEBECDeuteranopia · #EBEBECTritanopia · #EAECEC

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAEDEC rather than the exact color:

Palette Ececec
#ECECEC · #84934A · #656D3F · #492828
Palette 16423c
#16423C · #6A9C89 · #C4DAD2 · #E9EFEC
Palette 282f44
#282F44 · #E6AF2E · #F5D061 · #ECECEC
Palette Ef7722
#EF7722 · #FAA533 · #EBEBEB · #0BA6DF
Palette 171717
#171717 · #444444 · #DA0037 · #EDEDED
Palette 6c4a4a
#6C4A4A · #C89595 · #DDBEBE · #EDEDED

Similar colors

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

#ECECEC#E9EFEC#EBEBEB#EDEDED#EAEFEF#EAEAEA#EAECF0#EEEDEB#EEEEEE#E9E9E9#EFECEC#EFEEEA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAEDEB  ·  #EAEDED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEDEC?

#EAEDEC is Soft White, a white color (RGB 234, 237, 236). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEDEC?

#EAEDEC is RGB 234, 237, 236 — HSL 160°, 8%, 92% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EAEDEC?

Its complement is #ECE9EA; analogous partners are #E9ECEA and #E9ECEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEDEC for text?

Black text on #EAEDEC has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.