Palettes / Colors / #EDEFF0

#EDEFF0 — Soft White

#EDEFF0 is a white color we call Soft White, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the white family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) — not an exact match. CSS whitesmoke gives you #F5F5F5, a different color; use #EDEFF0 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EDEFF0 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 #F1EFEE; it also sits naturally between #EEF1F1 and #EEEFF1. 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 94% · Blue 94%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDEFF0

.text { color: #EDEFF0; }
.background { background-color: #EDEFF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDEFF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 239, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 9%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDEFF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 239, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDEFF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 239, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDEFF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDEFF0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1EFEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDEFF0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDEFF0

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #EDEFF0 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 #EDEFF0 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

← #EDEFEF  ·  #EDEFF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDEFF0?

#EDEFF0 is Soft White, a white color (RGB 237, 239, 240). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDEFF0?

#EDEFF0 is RGB 237, 239, 240 — HSL 200°, 9%, 94% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #EDEFF0?

Its complement is #F1EFEE; analogous partners are #EEF1F1 and #EEEFF1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDEFF0 for text?

Black text on #EDEFF0 has a contrast ratio of 18.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.