Palettes / Colors / #E2EFAE

#E2EFAE — Light Green

#E2EFAE is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #E2EFAE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#E2EFAE 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 #BBAEEF; it also sits naturally between #EFDCAE and #C2EFAE. 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 89% · Green 94% · Blue 68%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2EFAE

.text { color: #E2EFAE; }
.background { background-color: #E2EFAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2EFAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 239, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2EFAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 239, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2EFAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 239, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2EFAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2EFAE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBAEEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2EFAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2EFAE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #E2EFAE 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 #E2EFAE 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

← #E2EFAD  ·  #E2EFAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2EFAE?

#E2EFAE is Light Green, a green color (RGB 226, 239, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2EFAE?

#E2EFAE is RGB 226, 239, 174 — HSL 72°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 27%, 6%.

What colors go with #E2EFAE?

Its complement is #BBAEEF; analogous partners are #EFDCAE and #C2EFAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2EFAE for text?

Black text on #E2EFAE has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.