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#EFF2EF — Soft White

#EFF2EF 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 #EFF2EF 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.

#EFF2EF 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 #F1EEF1; it also sits naturally between #F0F1EE and #EEF1F0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFF2EF · RGB 239, 242, 239

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Color values

HEX#EFF2EF
RGB239, 242, 239
HSL120°, 10%, 94%
HSV120°, 1%, 95%
CMYK1%, 0%, 1%, 5%
XYZ82.93, 88.09, 94.29
Yxy88.09, 0.3126, 0.3320
CIE-Lab95.20, -1.52, 1.08
Hunter Lab93.85, -1.54, 1.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 95% · Blue 94%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFF2EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFF2EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFF2EF

.text { color: #EFF2EF; }
.background { background-color: #EFF2EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF2EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 242, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 10%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF2EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 242, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF2EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 242, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF2EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF2EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFF2EF

#D5DDD5#BCC8BC#A2B3A2#899F89#708970#5C705C#475747#323E32#1E241E#090B09

Tints of #EFF2EF

#EEF1EE#EEF1EE#F1F4F1#F1F4F1#F1F4F1#F1F4F1#F1F4F1#F4F6F4#F4F6F4#F4F6F4

Tones of #EFF2EF

#EEF1EE#EFF1EF#EFF1EF#EFF0EF#EFF0EF#F0F0F0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1EEF1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.13:1 Fails
Against black text18.62:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFF2EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF2EF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EFF2EF: ·

How #EFF2EF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #F0F0F0Deuteranopia · #F0F0F0Tritanopia · #EFF0F0

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFF2EF rather than the exact color:

Palette 96a78d
#96A78D · #B6CEB4 · #D9E9CF · #F0F0F0
Palette Ffe8df
#FFE8DF · #FFFFFF · #F0F0F0 · #888888
Palette F0f0f0
#F0F0F0 · #213555 · #4F709C · #E5D283
Palette B5c18e
#B5C18E · #EADBC8 · #C7B7A3 · #F1F1F1
Palette 464b71
#464B71 · #118AB2 · #7CD5C7 · #F2F2ED
Palette F1efef
#F1EFEF · #CCC8AA · #7D7C7C · #191717

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F0F0F0#F1F1F1#F2F2ED#F1EFEF#EEEEEE#F0F3F3#F2F2F2#F3F2EC#F2F1EB#F2F3F3#EFF3EA#ECF4F3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFF2EE  ·  #EFF2F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF2EF?

#EFF2EF is Soft White, a white color (RGB 239, 242, 239). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF2EF?

#EFF2EF is RGB 239, 242, 239 — HSL 120°, 10%, 94% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 1%, 5%.

What colors go with #EFF2EF?

Its complement is #F1EEF1; analogous partners are #F0F1EE and #EEF1F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF2EF for text?

Black text on #EFF2EF has a contrast ratio of 18.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.