Palettes / Colors / #E4ECC4

#E4ECC4 — Pale Muted Green

#E4ECC4 is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #E4ECC4 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.

#E4ECC4 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 #CDC5EC; it also sits naturally between #ECE1C5 and #D1ECC5. 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 93% · Blue 77%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E4ECC4

.text { color: #E4ECC4; }
.background { background-color: #E4ECC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4ECC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 236, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 51%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4ECC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 236, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4ECC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 236, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4ECC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4ECC4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDC5EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E4ECC4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4ECC4

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 #E4ECC4 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 #E4ECC4 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

← #E4ECC3  ·  #E4ECC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4ECC4?

#E4ECC4 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 228, 236, 196). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4ECC4?

#E4ECC4 is RGB 228, 236, 196 — HSL 72°, 51%, 85% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 17%, 7%.

What colors go with #E4ECC4?

Its complement is #CDC5EC; analogous partners are #ECE1C5 and #D1ECC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4ECC4 for text?

Black text on #E4ECC4 has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.