Palettes / Colors / #EDECEF

#EDECEF — Soft White

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

#EDECEF 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 #EEEFEC; it also sits naturally between #ECECEF and #EEECEF. 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 93% · Blue 94%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDECEF

.text { color: #EDECEF; }
.background { background-color: #EDECEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDECEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 236, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 9%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDECEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 236, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDECEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 236, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EDECEF

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Tones of #EDECEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEEFEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDECEF: #000000.

How #EDECEF 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 #EDECEF 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

← #EDECEE  ·  #EDECF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDECEF?

#EDECEF is Soft White, a white color (RGB 237, 236, 239). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDECEF?

#EDECEF is RGB 237, 236, 239 — HSL 260°, 9%, 93% — CMYK 1%, 1%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EDECEF?

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

Can I use #EDECEF for text?

Black text on #EDECEF has a contrast ratio of 17.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.