Palettes / Colors / #EBECE9

#EBECE9 — Soft White

#EBECE9 is a white color we call Soft White, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the white family.

#EBECE9 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 #EAE9EC; it also sits naturally between #ECECE9 and #EAECE9. 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 93% · Blue 91%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBECE9

.text { color: #EBECE9; }
.background { background-color: #EBECE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBECE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 236, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(80, 7%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBECE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 236, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBECE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 236, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBECE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBECE9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBECE9

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAE9EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBECE9: #000000.

How #EBECE9 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 #EBECE9 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

← #EBECE8  ·  #EBECEA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBECE9?

#EBECE9 is Soft White, a white color (RGB 235, 236, 233). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBECE9?

#EBECE9 is RGB 235, 236, 233 — HSL 80°, 7%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 1%, 7%.

What colors go with #EBECE9?

Its complement is #EAE9EC; analogous partners are #ECECE9 and #EAECE9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBECE9 for text?

Black text on #EBECE9 has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.