Commercial White
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Commercial White is a pale, neutral grey with a delicate, bleached appearance. It offers a sense of airy calm and professional restraint, making it perfect for minimal web interfaces or clean product design. Because of its light tone, this shade creates an open background without the starkness of pure white. The hex code for Commercial White is #edece6.
About Commercial White
Bleached linen hung in an overcast window
What does commercial white mean?
Commercial white often reads as a practical, unbleached neutral, suggesting plain paper, bare plaster, and quiet order. Its near-white lightness and faint grey warmth feel soft and faded, like a surface that has held daylight for years.
Where you see commercial white
- unbleached paper
- plaster walls
- raw canvas
- eggshells
- bone china
- washed cotton sheets
What it works for
Use it as a warm page background where pure white would glare, letting darker text and accents carry the contrast.
What colors go with commercial white?
Olive #808000The green-grey depth of olive grounds this pale white without turning the pairing stark.Terracotta #e2725bTerracotta's baked warmth stands out clearly against a white this faded and neutral.Deep Teal #00555aDeep teal gives this colorless white a cool edge and a firm, readable anchor.Dusty Rose #b56f76Dusty rose shares this white's softness, so the pairing stays delicate on both sides.Walnut #773f1aWalnut brown adds weight and grain, keeping the pale white from feeling flat.
Questions about Commercial White
What is the hex code for Commercial White?
Commercial White is #edece6. In RGB that is rgb(237, 236, 230), in HSL hsl(51, 16%, 92%) and in CMYK 0%, 0%, 3%, 7%.
Is Commercial White readable on white or black?
Commercial White has a 1.18:1 contrast ratio on white and 17.74:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.