Palettes / Colors / #EBECEF

#EBECEF — Soft White

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

#EBECEF 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 #EFEEEB; it also sits naturally between #EBEEEF and #ECEBEF. 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 94%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #EBECEF

.text { color: #EBECEF; }
.background { background-color: #EBECEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBECEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 236, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(225, 11%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBECEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 236, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBECEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 236, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBECEF

Tints of #EBECEF

Tones of #EBECEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFEEEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBECEF: #000000.

How #EBECEF 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 #EBECEF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBECEE  ·  #EBECF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBECEF?

#EBECEF is Soft White, a white color (RGB 235, 236, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBECEF?

#EBECEF is RGB 235, 236, 239 — HSL 225°, 11%, 93% — CMYK 2%, 1%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EBECEF?

Its complement is #EFEEEB; analogous partners are #EBEEEF and #ECEBEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBECEF for text?

Black text on #EBECEF has a contrast ratio of 17.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.