Palettes / Colors / #EBEEED

#EBEEED — Soft White

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

#EBEEED 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 #EFECED; it also sits naturally between #ECEFEC and #ECEEEF. 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 #EBEEED

.text { color: #EBEEED; }
.background { background-color: #EBEEED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEEED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 238, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(160, 8%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEEED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 238, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEEED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 238, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBEEED

Tints of #EBEEED

Tones of #EBEEED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFECED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBEEED: #000000.

How #EBEEED 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 #EBEEED 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

← #EBEEEC  ·  #EBEEEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBEEED?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEEED?

#EBEEED is RGB 235, 238, 237 — HSL 160°, 8%, 93% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EBEEED?

Its complement is #EFECED; analogous partners are #ECEFEC and #ECEEEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBEEED for text?

Black text on #EBEEED has a contrast ratio of 17.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.