Nearest named color: Cool White
#E1EFFD
#E1EFFD
Nearest named
Cool White
Family
White
Lightness
94.6%
Chroma
0.024
Hue angle
248.1°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
1.17:1 · Fail
Contrast on black
15.89:1 · AAA
Web-safe
#CCFFFF
CSS oklch()
95% 0.02 248

#E1EFFD is a pale, temperate off-white. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered, restrained and easy to live with. It holds up as a large surface and is too pale to lead as a primary accent.

Palettes built on #E1EFFD

Not just a swatch — here's how #E1EFFD works with other colors. Named schemes with #E1EFFD in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Cool White keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Cool White opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Cool White sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Cool White is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Cool White.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Cool White is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Cool White carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #E1EFFD actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 43/100
Neutral
Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.
Softness 90/100
Very high
Soft and easy on the eye — gentle backdrops, calm surfaces.
Depth 5/100
Very low
Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.
Naturalness 0/100
Very low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 16/100
Very low
Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.
Luxury 9/100
Very low
Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.
Brand distinctiveness 9/100
Very low
Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.
UI accent fit 3/100
Very low
Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.
Surface fit 88/100
Very high
Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.
Print safety 95/100
Very high
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #E1EFFD

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People also use #E1EFFD with

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA
Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid
Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid
Background Pair with #141310 text at 15.9:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #FAFCFE for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #E2E7FD — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #E1EFFD at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #E1EFFD;
  --color-base-rgb: 225 239 253;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(94.6% 0.024 248.1);
  --color-50: #F0F7FE;
  --color-100: #D8EBFD;
  --color-200: #B2D6FA;
  --color-300: #7FB8F0;
  --color-400: #5099E2;
  --color-500: #2D7AC8;
  --color-600: #2A6198;
  --color-700: #24476B;
  --color-800: #1B3046;
  --color-900: #131F2B;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}