Palettes / Colors / #EFEDEC

#EFEDEC — Soft White

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

#EFEDEC 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 #ECEEEF; it also sits naturally between #EFECEC and #EFEEEC. 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 94% · Green 93% · Blue 93%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFEDEC

.text { color: #EFEDEC; }
.background { background-color: #EFEDEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEDEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 237, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(20, 9%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEDEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 237, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEDEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 237, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFEDEC

Tints of #EFEDEC

Tones of #EFEDEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECEEEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEDEC: #000000.

How #EFEDEC 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 #EFEDEC 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 #EFEDEC?

#EFEDEC is Soft White, a white color (RGB 239, 237, 236). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEDEC?

#EFEDEC is RGB 239, 237, 236 — HSL 20°, 9%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 1%, 6%.

What colors go with #EFEDEC?

Its complement is #ECEEEF; analogous partners are #EFECEC and #EFEEEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEDEC for text?

Black text on #EFEDEC has a contrast ratio of 18.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.