Silky White
#efebe2
Silky off-white gray with warm neutral lift
About Silky White
Silky White reads like matte daylight on a premium page stock. It's not as dusty as Paper Plane, and it doesn't lean beige-soft the way Palladian does. Compared to Cow's Milk, it keeps its gray-first calm and avoids that faint yellow tilt that can start to feel creamy.
Use it when you want warmer-than-stark whiteness without drifting into cream. It's great for dashboards and finance apps where you need airy backgrounds but still want UI labels to feel steady, not bleached. I also like it for publishing systems and content platforms, especially behind long-form typography and data grids, because it holds the page together while letting images stay crisp.
Quirk: it's very light, so it can go slightly cooler on some panels. If you're pairing it with brighter whites, keep an eye on side-by-side contrast so it doesn't flatten next to them.
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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
On Gray 100 #f5f5f5
On Gray 900 #18181b
On Black #000000
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