Palettes / Colors / #EEEDED

#EEEDED — Soft White

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

#EEEDED 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 #EDEEEE; it also sits naturally between #EEEDED and #EEEDED. 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 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #EEEDED

.text { color: #EEEDED; }
.background { background-color: #EEEDED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEDED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 237, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 3%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEDED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 237, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEDED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 237, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEEDED

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Tones of #EEEDED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDEEEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEEDED: #000000.

How #EEEDED 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 #EEEDED 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

← #EEEDEC  ·  #EEEDEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEEDED?

#EEEDED is Soft White, a white color (RGB 238, 237, 237). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEDED?

#EEEDED is RGB 238, 237, 237 — HSL 0°, 3%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEEDED?

Its complement is #EDEEEE; analogous partners are #EEEDED and #EEEDED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEEDED for text?

Black text on #EEEDED has a contrast ratio of 17.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.