What color is #E6EEEA?

#E6EEEA is a pale low-chroma cool gray with a subtle cool cast. In RGB it is rgb(230, 238, 234), and in HSL hsl(150, 19%, 92%).

Is #E6EEEA accessible as text?

On white, #E6EEEA has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 17.78:1 (passes). For text placed on #E6EEEA, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #E6EEEA?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is gray-200 (#E5E7EB).

What colors go well with #E6EEEA?

As a neutral, #E6EEEA pairs cleanly with charcoal, near-black and dark grays for text, and sits under accent hues like blue, violet, emerald or warm orange — use it as a soft background and let the accent carry the color.

Is #E6EEEA the same as CSS linen?

No — #E6EEEA is not the CSS named color linen, but linen (#FAF0E6) is the closest CSS named color.

#E6EEEA Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #E6EEEA

Not just a swatch — here's how #E6EEEA works with other colors. Named schemes with #E6EEEA in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #E6EEEA Surface #EDEADC Highlight #F5F1E7 Secondary #B6B09F Ink #2A2723

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.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Lead #E6EEEA Accent #A7C4BB Surface #E1D9BE Secondary #9AA0A0 Anchor #1B3548

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

Botanical Studio Lead · 5 colors

Lead #E6EEEA Secondary #496C3E Accent #AB6D00 Surface #EEEAD6 Anchor #3C2F20

Cool White leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Signal #E6EEEA Surface #13161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #586771 Accent #F5FCF8

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

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #E6EEEA Secondary #F8FBF9 Support #989286 Ink #17140F

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 #E6EEEA 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 49/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 93/100

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 17/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 17/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 9/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 4/100

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 91/100

Very high

Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.

Print safety 98/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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People also use #E6EEEA with

Gainsboro Cool White Platinum Dark Slate Gray

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 15.7:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #FAFBFB for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #E7EEED — 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 #E6EEEA at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #E6EEEA;
  --color-base-rgb: 230 238 234;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(94.2% 0.010 164.9);
  --color-50: #F6F9F7;
  --color-100: #E7EFEB;
  --color-200: #CEDED6;
  --color-300: #ABC4B8;
  --color-400: #89A999;
  --color-500: #6A8B7A;
  --color-600: #556D61;
  --color-700: #404F47;
  --color-800: #2C3530;
  --color-900: #1C211F;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  cool-white: {
    50: '#F6F9F7',
    100: '#E7EFEB',
    200: '#CEDED6',
    300: '#ABC4B8',
    400: '#89A999',
    500: '#6A8B7A',
    600: '#556D61',
    700: '#404F47',
    800: '#2C3530',
    900: '#1C211F',
  },
}

$base: #E6EEEA;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F6F9F7;
$base-100: #E7EFEB;
$base-200: #CEDED6;
$base-300: #ABC4B8;
$base-400: #89A999;
$base-500: #6A8B7A;
$base-600: #556D61;
$base-700: #404F47;
$base-800: #2C3530;
$base-900: #1C211F;
$base-hover: #AFC8BC;
$base-subtle: #F8FAF9;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#E6EEEA",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F6F9F7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#E7EFEB",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#CEDED6",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#ABC4B8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#89A999",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#6A8B7A",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#556D61",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#404F47",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#2C3530",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#1C211F",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #E6EEEA

Color Lab

Pairs with #E6EEEA

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