#EEFFEESnow White (#EEFFEE) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 145°, lightness 0.98 and chroma 0.029. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #EEFFEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 255, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 100%, 97%) |
| HSV | hsv(120, 7%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(98.4 -8.6 6.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.983 0.029 145) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Snow White shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f9f9de — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#f7ffe9 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow-green cast#eeffee — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eefff1 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Snow 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 1.04:1 and against black 20.17:1, 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.
#eeffee · #bfcebf · #99a699 · #758075 · #525c52 · #323b32
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.
#eeffee · #d6f0bd · #d1d7a4 · #cabf8f · #c0a87f · #b39273
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.
#eeffee · #9dc0c1 · #81a481 · #3c898b · #49684a · #264a4b
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.
#eeffee · #ccd9cc · #b189b3 · #617661 · #445644 · #2b372b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eeffee · #dfd9df · #949c94 · #5f5b5f · #212821 · #020102
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.
#eeffee · #c4ccc4 · #979f97 · #1d271e · #010601 · #cc71d0
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#eeffee · #c4ccc4 · #979f97 · #1d271e · #010601 · #f4b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eeffee · #e4d7e4 · #ad8dae · #724d74 · #351a37 · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eeffee · #e4d7e4 · #9c93bb · #7e4a5e · #291e41 · #040001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eeffee · #d4dceb · #889ac0 · #824b47 · #401715 · #000008
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eeffee · #cedee9 · #75a0ba · #724d74 · #3d1c02 · #030003
#EFFEEF · #EFFCEF · #F0FBF0 · #F1F9F1 · #F1F8F1
#C1D0C1 · #95A295 · #6C776C · #454F45 · #222922
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.