Palettes / Colors / #EDEBE9

#EDEBE9 — Soft White

#EDEBE9 is a white color we call Soft White, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the white family.

#EDEBE9 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 #E9EBED; it also sits naturally between #EDE9E9 and #EDEDE9. 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 93% · Green 92% · Blue 91%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 2% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDEBE9

.text { color: #EDEBE9; }
.background { background-color: #EDEBE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDEBE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 235, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 10%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDEBE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 235, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDEBE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 235, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDEBE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDEBE9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDEBE9

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E9EBED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDEBE9: #000000.

How #EDEBE9 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 #EDEBE9 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

← #EDEBE8  ·  #EDEBEA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDEBE9?

#EDEBE9 is Soft White, a white color (RGB 237, 235, 233). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDEBE9?

#EDEBE9 is RGB 237, 235, 233 — HSL 30°, 10%, 92% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 2%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDEBE9?

Its complement is #E9EBED; analogous partners are #EDE9E9 and #EDEDE9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDEBE9 for text?

Black text on #EDEBE9 has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.