Palettes / Colors / #EBEDEE

#EBEDEE — Soft White

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

#EBEDEE 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 #EFEDEC; it also sits naturally between #ECEFEE and #ECECEF. 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 93%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBEDEE

.text { color: #EBEDEE; }
.background { background-color: #EBEDEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEDEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 237, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 8%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEDEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 237, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEDEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 237, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBEDEE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFEDEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBEDEE: #000000.

How #EBEDEE 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 #EBEDEE 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

← #EBEDED  ·  #EBEDEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBEDEE?

#EBEDEE is Soft White, a white color (RGB 235, 237, 238). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEDEE?

#EBEDEE is RGB 235, 237, 238 — HSL 200°, 8%, 93% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EBEDEE?

Its complement is #EFEDEC; analogous partners are #ECEFEE and #ECECEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBEDEE for text?

Black text on #EBEDEE has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.