Palettes / Colors / #E2EFCE

#E2EFCE — Pale Muted Green

#E2EFCE is a green color we call Pale Muted 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 #E2EFCE 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.

#E2EFCE 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 #DACDEF; it also sits naturally between #EFEBCD and #D0EFCD. 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 81%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2EFCE

.text { color: #E2EFCE; }
.background { background-color: #E2EFCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2EFCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 239, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(84, 51%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2EFCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 239, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2EFCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 239, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2EFCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2EFCE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DACDEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2EFCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2EFCE

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 #E2EFCE 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 #E2EFCE 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

← #E2EFCD  ·  #E2EFCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2EFCE?

#E2EFCE is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 226, 239, 206). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2EFCE?

#E2EFCE is RGB 226, 239, 206 — HSL 84°, 51%, 87% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 14%, 6%.

What colors go with #E2EFCE?

Its complement is #DACDEF; analogous partners are #EFEBCD and #D0EFCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2EFCE for text?

Black text on #E2EFCE has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.