Palettes / Colors / #EEECEE

#EEECEE — Soft White

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

#EEECEE 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 #ECEEEC; it also sits naturally between #EDECEE and #EEECED. 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 93%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEECEE

.text { color: #EEECEE; }
.background { background-color: #EEECEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEECEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 236, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 6%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEECEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 236, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEECEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 236, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEECEE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECEEEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEECEE: #000000.

How #EEECEE 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 #EEECEE 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

← #EEECED  ·  #EEECEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEECEE?

#EEECEE is Soft White, a white color (RGB 238, 236, 238). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEECEE?

#EEECEE is RGB 238, 236, 238 — HSL 300°, 6%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEECEE?

Its complement is #ECEEEC; analogous partners are #EDECEE and #EEECED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEECEE for text?

Black text on #EEECEE has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.