#EDFCFBCold White (#EDFCFB) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 192°, lightness 0.98 and chroma 0.016. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EDFCFB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 252, 251) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 71%, 96%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 6%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 1%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(97.9 -5.1 -1.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.980 0.016 192) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cold White shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f8f6eb — ΔE 2.4, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#f6fdf6 — ΔE 1.4, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#edfcfb — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#edfdfe — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Cold White in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.05:1 and against black 19.92:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#edfcfb · #bfcccc · #99a5a4 · #757f7e · #525b5b · #323a39
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#edfcfb · #b2f5e3 · #aadfc2 · #a5c9a4 · #9fb389 · #999c72
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#edfcfb · #a4bbce · #68a5a2 · #527fa4 · #2f6866 · #2f4557
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#edfcfb · #c4d9d8 · #93bab8 · #b4797f · #375655 · #233736
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edfcfb · #e1d8d9 · #8f9c9b · #615a5b · #1c2928 · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#edfcfb · #c4cbca · #979e9e · #1d2626 · #010605 · #e54d6c
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#edfcfb · #c4cbca · #979e9e · #1d2626 · #010605 · #efbb4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#edfcfb · #e9d5d7 · #bb8a8f · #814a51 · #3f171d · #000202
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#edfcfb · #e9d5d7 · #b48ba3 · #804d3a · #3a182e · #0c0100
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#edfcfb · #e0d7e6 · #a68fb4 · #765528 · #372000 · #020005
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#edfcfb · #d8d9ea · #9395be · #814a51 · #2c2600 · #070001
#EEFBFA · #EFFAF9 · #EFF9F8 · #F0F8F7 · #F1F7F7
#C0CDCC · #94A09F · #6B7575 · #454D4D · #212828
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.