White smoke

#efeeee

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for white smoke, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is White smoke, a pale neutral that behaves like a grey. Pale neutrals like this make dependable backgrounds and paper stocks. It works under any accent color, holding a scheme together without competing.

White smoke color values

Every conversion for #efeeee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#efeeee
RGB239, 238, 238
HSL0, 3%, 94%
HSV0, 0%, 94%
CMYK0%, 0%, 0%, 6%
Lab94.17, 0.34, 0.11
XYZ81.6, 85.67, 93.12
Decimal15724270
Web safe#ffffff
Pantone649 C
Pantone649 CHex#efeeeeRgb239 238 238Cmyk0 0 0 6Lab94 0 0Darker#aaa4a4Deep#ccc9c9Lighter#f0efef

Shades of white smoke

Tints of white smoke

Colors that go with white smoke

White smoke in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #efeeee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 0 0 6
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 4 4 12
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

White smoke in css

Copy #efeeee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #efeeee; }
.text { color: #efeeee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efeeee; }

How white smoke looks on light and dark

White smoke and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #efeeee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.16:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
18.13:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #efeeee against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

White smoke on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #efeeee sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around white smoke? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn white smoke into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #efeeee and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from white smoke, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #efeeee is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.