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#E4ECC2 — Pale Muted Green

#E4ECC2 is a green color we call Pale Muted 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 #E4ECC2 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.

#E4ECC2 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 #C9C1EC; it also sits naturally between #ECDEC1 and #CEECC1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E4ECC2 · RGB 228, 236, 194

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Color values

HEX#E4ECC2
RGB228, 236, 194
HSL71°, 53%, 84%
HSV71°, 18%, 93%
CMYK3%, 0%, 18%, 7%
XYZ71.73, 80.38, 62.77
Yxy80.38, 0.3338, 0.3741
CIE-Lab91.86, -9.67, 19.50
Hunter Lab89.65, -9.45, 16.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 93% · Blue 76%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E4ECC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E4ECC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E4ECC2

.text { color: #E4ECC2; }
.background { background-color: #E4ECC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4ECC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 236, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 53%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4ECC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 236, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4ECC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 236, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4ECC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4ECC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E4ECC2

#D6E2A1#C9D982#BBCF63#AEC544#96AC35#7B8C2B#5F6D22#444E18#292F0E#0E1005

Tints of #E4ECC2

#E6EDC4#E7EEC8#EBF1D0#ECF2D4#EEF3D8#F0F4DC#F1F5E0#F5F8E8#F7F9EB#F8FAEF

Tones of #E4ECC2

#E2E9C4#E0E6C7#DEE2CA#DCE0CD#DADCD0#D8D9D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9C1EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.23:1 Fails
Against black text17.08:1 AAA

Best text color on #E4ECC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4ECC2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #E4ECC2: ·

How #E4ECC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E7E8CCDeuteranopia · #E7E6CFTritanopia · #E4D4D6

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 #E4ECC2 rather than the exact color:

Amber Breeze
#86B224 · #50B0DB · #CD2A9A · #E5ECC4
Palette 016b61
#016B61 · #70B2B2 · #9ECFD4 · #E5E9C5
Dusty Solace
#648316 · #2EABDD · #DF3EB1 · #E0EEC2
Smoky Ruby Mirage
#827E19 · #24B9B4 · #D131D7 · #E8ECC4
Palette E6ba95
#E6BA95 · #FAFDD6 · #E4E9BE · #A2B38B
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6

Similar colors

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

#E5ECC4#E5E9C5#E0EEC2#E8ECC4#E4E9BE#E1F0C4#E3F2C1#E7EFC7#E1ECC8#E7F2BF#E6EEC9#DCEDC2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E4ECC1  ·  #E4ECC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4ECC2?

#E4ECC2 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 228, 236, 194). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4ECC2?

#E4ECC2 is RGB 228, 236, 194 — HSL 71°, 53%, 84% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 18%, 7%.

What colors go with #E4ECC2?

Its complement is #C9C1EC; analogous partners are #ECDEC1 and #CEECC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4ECC2 for text?

Black text on #E4ECC2 has a contrast ratio of 17.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.