Shades of White & Names with HEX, RGB Color Codes

This page provides a list of 50 of the most well known and popular shades of white, including color names, HEX and RGB color codes. You can’t get lighter than pure white, so there are no tints of white, only shades.

When it comes to light and RGB colors, white is created by combining all colors together. When it comes to pigments and subtractive colors, for example paint, white is the absence of color.

The most well-known and commonly used shades of white are snow, frost, cotton, daisy, and ivory.

This is pure white, it’s a combination of the three primary colors in equal amounts.

50 Shades of White – Names & Color Codes

This obviously represents the shade of white that is snow. Snow is white because the ice crystals that it’s made up of reflect all the colors in light, creating white.

Lace has weaker amounts of green and blue, this gives it a slight tinge of red.

Records suggest the use of the color name was first used in the late 14^th century, 1385 to be precise. Ivory the material is made from a combination of tusks and teeth. Ivory color represents the off-white color of this material.

Salt crystals are considered translucent, but usually seem white in appearance. Salt color resembles the common off-white color of salt.

Frost represents the color of ice and frost. It has a slight blue tinge to it.

Porcelain has slightly higher amounts of red, which gives it a reddish tinge.

Rich can be found in different colors. However, this represents the color of white rice.

Egg shell is supposed to resemble the common color of the chicken egg shell.

Alabaster is the average white cream color of the Alabaster mineral rock. The color is mostly white with a slight hint of yellow. The Alabaster rock has often throughout history been used for carving ornaments.

This represents the almost pure white color of the white daisy flower. The daisy flower is commonly known and spotted by its bright attractive yellow center.

This color represents the edible insides of the coconut. It has higher amounts of red on the RGB scale, this gives it a slight reddish tone.

This is the off-white color of parchment, it has a slight yellow undertone. Parchment was once used as a writing material.

Powder is the average or common color of white powder.

Chiffon is the color of fabric. It does come in different tones. However, this represents the nearly white variation. 

Cream is often considered yellow. However, there are lighter tones, which look whiter, with a slight tinge of yellow.

Titan white has equal amounts of red and green and higher amounts of blue. This gives it a slight blue appearance.

Bone has a few different variations, ranging from light pale beige, to a color that resembles pale brown. Some variations of bone appear more like an off-white color.

This represents the natural white color of cotton fabric. The cotton fiber grows around and covers the seeds of the cotton plant.

Pearl color is the off-white coloration that the gemstones often have. It’s believed that pearl was first used in regards to a color name since the early 1600s. The pearl is also known as the June birthstone.

Linen color represents the color of the textile linen. The linen material or textile is made from the flax plant. The fibers are extracted and used to produce the material. 

Milk has a few different tones and shades of white. This represents the average color of milk, it often has a slight yellowish tinge.

Smoke white resembles the lighter color that smoke can sometimes produce. It could be described as an off-white, or very light gray color.

Vanilla white resembles the common color of vanilla and ice cream. It could be described as an off white with a yellowish tinge.  

Ghost white has higher amounts of blue in the RGB mix. This gives it a slightly blue, cold, and lifeless appearance.