Palettes / Colors / #EEEEED

#EEEEED — Soft White

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

#EEEEED 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 #EDEDEE; it also sits naturally between #EEEDED and #EDEEED. 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 #EEEEED

.text { color: #EEEEED; }
.background { background-color: #EEEEED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEEED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 238, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 3%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEEED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 238, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEEED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 238, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEEEED

Tints of #EEEEED

Tones of #EEEEED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDEDEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEEEED: #000000.

How #EEEEED 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 #EEEEED 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

← #EEEEEC  ·  #EEEEEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEEEED?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEEED?

#EEEEED is RGB 238, 238, 237 — HSL 60°, 3%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEEEED?

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

Can I use #EEEEED for text?

Black text on #EEEEED has a contrast ratio of 18.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.