Palettes / Colors / #E0EFCD

#E0EFCD — Pale Muted Green

#E0EFCD is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#E0EFCD is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DCCDEF; it also sits naturally between #EFEDCD and #CFEFCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 88% · Green 94% · Blue 80%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #E0EFCD

.text { color: #E0EFCD; }
.background { background-color: #E0EFCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E0EFCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(224, 239, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(86, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E0EFCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(224, 239, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E0EFCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(224, 239, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E0EFCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E0EFCD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCCDEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E0EFCD: #000000.

How #E0EFCD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E0EFCD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E0EFCC  ·  #E0EFCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E0EFCD?

#E0EFCD is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 224, 239, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E0EFCD?

#E0EFCD is RGB 224, 239, 205 — HSL 86°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 14%, 6%.

What colors go with #E0EFCD?

Its complement is #DCCDEF; analogous partners are #EFEDCD and #CFEFCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E0EFCD for text?

Black text on #E0EFCD has a contrast ratio of 17.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.