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#E2EBC2 — Pale Muted Green

#E2EBC2 is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

#E2EBC2 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 #CAC1EB; it also sits naturally between #EBDFC1 and #CDEBC1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E2EBC2 · RGB 226, 235, 194

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Color values

HEX#E2EBC2
RGB226, 235, 194
HSL73°, 51%, 84%
HSV73°, 17%, 92%
CMYK4%, 0%, 17%, 8%
XYZ70.81, 79.48, 62.65
Yxy79.48, 0.3325, 0.3733
CIE-Lab91.45, -9.88, 18.91
Hunter Lab89.15, -9.63, 16.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 92% · Blue 76%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E2EBC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E2EBC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E2EBC2

.text { color: #E2EBC2; }
.background { background-color: #E2EBC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2EBC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 235, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 51%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2EBC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 235, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2EBC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 235, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2EBC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2EBC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2EBC2

#D3E1A3#C5D784#B6CD65#A8C346#91A937#768B2D#5C6C23#424D19#272E0F#0D0F05

Tints of #E2EBC2

#E4ECC5#E6EEC9#E9F0D1#EBF1D5#EDF3D8#EFF4DC#F0F5E0#F4F8E8#F6F9EC#F8FAF0

Tones of #E2EBC2

#E0E8C4#DFE5C8#DDE2CA#DBDFCD#DADCD0#D8D9D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAC1EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text16.90:1 AAA

Best text color on #E2EBC2: #000000.

How #E2EBC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E6CCDeuteranopia · #E5E5CETritanopia · #E2D4D5

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E2EBC2 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Solace
#648316 · #2EABDD · #DF3EB1 · #E0EEC2
Amber Breeze
#86B224 · #50B0DB · #CD2A9A · #E5ECC4
Palette 016b61
#016B61 · #70B2B2 · #9ECFD4 · #E5E9C5
Palette E6ba95
#E6BA95 · #FAFDD6 · #E4E9BE · #A2B38B
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
Palette A0c49d
#A0C49D · #C4D7B2 · #E1ECC8 · #F7FFE5

Similar colors

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

#E0EEC2#E5ECC4#E5E9C5#E4E9BE#E1F0C4#E1ECC8#DCEDC2#DEE7C5#E8ECC4#DCEDC1#E0E5BF#E3F2C1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2EBC1  ·  #E2EBC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2EBC2?

#E2EBC2 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 226, 235, 194). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2EBC2?

#E2EBC2 is RGB 226, 235, 194 — HSL 73°, 51%, 84% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 17%, 8%.

What colors go with #E2EBC2?

Its complement is #CAC1EB; analogous partners are #EBDFC1 and #CDEBC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2EBC2 for text?

Black text on #E2EBC2 has a contrast ratio of 16.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.