#EEF8F1
Closest named color: White Smoke (#F5F5F5). oklch(97% 0.014 155.6), rgb(238, 248, 241).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (19.33:1).
About this color
#EEF8F1 is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 97%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is White Smoke (#F5F5F5), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.33:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (97%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.014) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | White Smoke (#F5F5F5) |
| Black text | 19.33:1 |
| White text | 1.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #EEF8F1 |
| RGB | rgb(238, 248, 241) |
| HSL | hsl(138, 42%, 95%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97% 0.014 155.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #EEF8F1 | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #EEF8F1 | 19.33:1 | AAA | Lc 100.3 | Preferred for body text |
| #EEF8F1 text on white | 1.08:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #EEF8F1 text on black | 19.33:1 | AAA | Lc -101.6 | Preferred for body text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 50.
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Step 50
50 (this color)
#EEF8F1
oklch(97% 0.014 155.6)
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Step 100
100
#E7EBE8
oklch(93.6% 0.006 153.8)
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Step 200
200
#D4DBD6
oklch(88.5% 0.01 155.1)
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Step 300
300
#B8C4BC
oklch(80.9% 0.017 156.8)
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Step 400
400
#93A699
oklch(70.6% 0.028 155.7)
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Step 500
500
#789080
oklch(63% 0.036 156)
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Step 600
600
#617B69
oklch(55.7% 0.041 154.7)
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Step 700
700
#506758
oklch(49% 0.036 156.2)
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Step 800
800
#425448
oklch(42.7% 0.03 155.7)
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Step 900
900
#38463C
oklch(37.8% 0.025 154)
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Step 950
950
#212923
oklch(27.1% 0.016 152.8)
#EEF8F1 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #F8F6F1 | 0.013 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F6F5F1 | 0.012 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #EDF8F6 | 0.007 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F5F5F5 | 0.014 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #EEF8F1, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.014
- Anti-Flash White #EDF2F4 ΔE 0.018
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.019
- Honeydew #F0FFF0 ΔE 0.019
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.019
- Mint Cream #F5FFFA ΔE 0.022
- Azure #F0FFFF ΔE 0.022
- Old Lace #FDF5E6 ΔE 0.022
Use #EEF8F1 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.