Palettes / Colors / #EEF0EE

#EEF0EE — Soft White

#EEF0EE 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 #EEF0EE 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.

#EEF0EE 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 #F1EFF1; it also sits naturally between #F0F1EF and #EFF1F0. 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 93%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEF0EE

.text { color: #EEF0EE; }
.background { background-color: #EEF0EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEF0EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 240, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 6%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEF0EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 240, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEF0EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 240, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEF0EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEF0EE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1EFF1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEF0EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEF0EE

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 #EEF0EE 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 #EEF0EE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEF0EE?

#EEF0EE is Soft White, a white color (RGB 238, 240, 238). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEF0EE?

#EEF0EE is RGB 238, 240, 238 — HSL 120°, 6%, 94% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 1%, 6%.

What colors go with #EEF0EE?

Its complement is #F1EFF1; analogous partners are #F0F1EF and #EFF1F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEF0EE for text?

Black text on #EEF0EE has a contrast ratio of 18.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.