Palettes / Colors / #EBEAED
#EBEAED — Soft White
#EBEAED 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 #EBEAED 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.
#EBEAED 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 #EBECE9; it also sits naturally between #E9EAEC and #ECE9EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBEAED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 234, 237 |
| HSL | 260°, 8%, 92% |
| HSV | 260°, 1%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 1%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 78.97, 82.62, 91.91 |
| Yxy | 82.62, 0.3115, 0.3259 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.85, 0.87, -1.34 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.90, 0.88, -1.32 |
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 #EBEAED
.text { color: #EBEAED; }
.background { background-color: #EBEAED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEAED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 234, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 8%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEAED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 234, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEAED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 234, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBEAED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEAED">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBEAED
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Tones of #EBEAED
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EBECE9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.52:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBEAED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBEAED
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 #EBEAED: ·
How #EBEAED 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 #EBEAED 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 #EBEAED?
#EBEAED is Soft White, a white color (RGB 235, 234, 237). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEAED?
#EBEAED is RGB 235, 234, 237 — HSL 260°, 8%, 92% — CMYK 1%, 1%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #EBEAED?
Its complement is #EBECE9; analogous partners are #E9EAEC and #ECE9EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBEAED for text?
Black text on #EBEAED has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.