Lily White Color
Lily White is a cyan color with hex code #E7F8FF. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with lily white, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Lily White Color Values
What Does Lily White Mean?
Lily White belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. As a lighter shade, Lily White reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Lily White is classified as a white (nearest centroid: white, #F2F3F4).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Lily White
Lily White and #FFEDE5 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #E5FFFA and #E5EBFF, which sit beside lily white on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair lily white with triadic partners #FFE5F7 and #F7FFE5. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Solitude —
#EAF6FF(Delta E 2) - Pattens Blue —
#DEF5FF(Delta E 3) - Zumthor —
#EDF6FF(Delta E 3) - AliceBlue —
#F0F8FF(Delta E 3) - Bubbles —
#E7FEFF(Delta E 4)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #E7F8FF; }
.background { background-color: #E7F8FF; }
.border { border: 2px solid #E7F8FF; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #E7F8FF40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for lily white?
Lily White has the hex code #E7F8FF. In RGB notation it is rgb(231, 248, 255), in HSL it is hsl(198, 100%, 95%), and its OKLCH value is 0.969, 0.02, 224.3.
What does the color lily white mean?
Cyan-family colors like lily white carry distinct psychological associations. Lily White belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. As a lighter shade, Lily White reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with lily white?
Lily White has three easy routes: its complement #FFEDE5 for punch, its neighbors #E5FFFA and #E5EBFF for something calmer, or triadic partners #FFE5F7 and #F7FFE5 when you want energy.
Is lily white a standard web color?
No — Lily White is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #E7F8FF or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make lily white lighter or darker?
To lighten lily white, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FAFDFF (lightest tint) to #003952 (darkest shade).
About Lily White
Lily White is classified as a White in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Cyan hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #E7F8FF to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.