Named shades of white — from pure white and ghost white through warm cream, antique white, vanilla, and soft beige.
White
#FFFFFF
rgb(255, 255, 255)
Pure white — the baseline of all whites
White Smoke
#F5F5F5
rgb(245, 245, 245)
Very light neutral — a slight step from pure white
Snow
#FFFAFA
rgb(255, 250, 250)
Warm near-white — slightly pink, like fresh snow in sunlight
Seashell
#FFF5EE
rgb(255, 245, 238)
Warm peachy-white — delicate and coastal
Antique White
#FAEBD7
rgb(250, 235, 215)
Warm creamy off-white — a classic interior color
Navajo White
#FFDEAD
rgb(255, 222, 173)
Warm peachy-beige — golden and gentle
Champagne
#F7E7CE
rgb(247, 231, 206)
Warm golden-beige — festive and refined
Old Lace
#FDF5E6
rgb(253, 245, 230)
Warm creamy-white — antique and refined
Bone
#E3DAC9
rgb(227, 218, 201)
Warm yellowish-gray — the color of dried bone
Floral White
#FFFAF0
rgb(255, 250, 240)
Soft warm white with a faint yellow cast
Dutch White
#EFDFBB
rgb(239, 223, 187)
Warm tan-white — reminiscent of old Dutch tiles
Parchment
#F1E9D2
rgb(241, 233, 210)
Warm tan-white — like aged paper
Alabaster
#EDEAE0
rgb(237, 234, 224)
Cool warm white — the color of alabaster stone
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
rgb(240, 234, 214)
Barely warm white — the default wall paint of the world
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
rgb(255, 248, 220)
Pale golden-white — warm and soft
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
rgb(243, 229, 171)
Pale warm yellow — soft and sweet
Flax
#EEDC82
rgb(238, 220, 130)
Light golden-yellow — the color of dried flax straw
Cream
#FFFDD0
rgb(255, 253, 208)
Warm yellow-white — the color of fresh cream
Baby Powder
#FEFEFA
rgb(254, 254, 250)
Near-white with warmth — soft and gentle
Ivory
#FFFFF0
rgb(255, 255, 240)
Warm yellowish-white — classic and elegant
Beige
#F5F5DC
rgb(245, 245, 220)
Warm pale yellow-gray — the quintessential neutral
Ghost White
#F8F8FF
rgb(248, 248, 255)
Barely blue-tinted — cool and pristine
About Shades of White
Pure white is the presence of all visible light — but in practice, very few objects are truly white. What we call "white" in design and décor is almost always one of dozens of off-whites, each with a subtle cast: warm yellows, cool blues, creamy beiges, or barely-there greens. These distinctions matter enormously in interior design, where the wrong white can make a room feel either cold and stark or dingy and dated.
The warm whites — cream, ivory, old lace, antique white, champagne — have yellow or red undertones and feel cozy and inviting. The cool whites — ghost white, white smoke — lean ever so slightly blue or gray, feeling fresher and more modern. The in-between whites — eggshell, bone, parchment — are the workhorses of Paint with a capital P: subtle enough not to read as a color, but warm enough not to feel sterile. Flax and vanilla edge into yellow territory and bridge the gap between white and gold.