Snow White

#eeffee

Coolest near-white gray for crisp, clean UI blocks

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About Snow White

Snow White reads like fresh paper that has been lightly rinsed, not warmed or greened. Compared to , it's there, just barely, with a slightly softer, cloudlike presence. Compared to 's faint minty lean, this one stays strictly gray, so it doesn't suggest life or a temperature shift. It's cooler and cleaner than , with none of that sage-mint drift.

For interfaces, I reach for it when you want a pale base that still feels intentionally designed, not accidental. It works in editorial product pages, software help centers, and admin UIs for logistics or retail ops where you need calm chrome around tables, filters, and headers. In reading and documentation layouts, it keeps typography crisp without flirting with warm "page stock." It's the one you reach for when the background must stay neutral but not disappear.

One quirk: it can look slightly bluish next to warmer near-whites, so keep your true whites or subtle grays consistent in the same screen.

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WCAG 2.1 contrast ratios. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large. AAA requires 7:1 / 4.5:1.

On White #ffffff

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On Gray 100 #f5f5f5

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On Gray 900 #18181b

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On Black #000000

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