Palettes / Colors / #E2EFC8

#E2EFC8 — Pale Green

#E2EFC8 is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #E2EFC8 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.

#E2EFC8 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 #D5C8EF; it also sits naturally between #EFE8C8 and #CEEFC8. 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 78%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2EFC8

.text { color: #E2EFC8; }
.background { background-color: #E2EFC8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2EFC8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 239, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(80, 55%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2EFC8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 239, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2EFC8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 239, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2EFC8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2EFC8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5C8EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2EFC8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2EFC8

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 #E2EFC8 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 #E2EFC8 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2EFC8?

#E2EFC8 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 226, 239, 200). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2EFC8?

#E2EFC8 is RGB 226, 239, 200 — HSL 80°, 55%, 86% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 16%, 6%.

What colors go with #E2EFC8?

Its complement is #D5C8EF; analogous partners are #EFE8C8 and #CEEFC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2EFC8 for text?

Black text on #E2EFC8 has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.