Palettes / Colors / #EBEFEC

#EBEFEC — Soft White

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

#EBEFEC 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 #EFEBEE; it also sits naturally between #ECEFEB and #EBEFEE. 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 94% · Blue 93%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBEFEC

.text { color: #EBEFEC; }
.background { background-color: #EBEFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 239, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(135, 11%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 239, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 239, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBEFEC

Tints of #EBEFEC

Tones of #EBEFEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFEBEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBEFEC: #000000.

How #EBEFEC 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 #EBEFEC 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

← #EBEFEB  ·  #EBEFED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBEFEC?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEFEC?

#EBEFEC is RGB 235, 239, 236 — HSL 135°, 11%, 93% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 1%, 6%.

What colors go with #EBEFEC?

Its complement is #EFEBEE; analogous partners are #ECEFEB and #EBEFEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBEFEC for text?

Black text on #EBEFEC has a contrast ratio of 18.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.