Palettes / Colors / #E4EDDE
#E4EDDE — Pale Dusty Green
#E4EDDE is a green color we call Pale Dusty 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 #E4EDDE 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.
#E4EDDE 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 #E7DEED; it also sits naturally between #EBEDDE and #DEEDE0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E4EDDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 228, 237, 222 |
| HSL | 96°, 29%, 90% |
| HSV | 96°, 6%, 93% |
| CMYK | 4%, 0%, 6%, 7% |
| XYZ | 75.46, 82.34, 81.02 |
| Yxy | 82.34, 0.3160, 0.3448 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.72, -5.65, 6.22 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.74, -5.58, 5.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 89% · Green 93% · Blue 87%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E4EDDE
.text { color: #E4EDDE; }
.background { background-color: #E4EDDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4EDDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 237, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(96, 29%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4EDDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 237, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4EDDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 237, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E4EDDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4EDDE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E4EDDE
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Tones of #E4EDDE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E7DEED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.47:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E4EDDE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4EDDE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E4EDDE: ·
How #E4EDDE 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 #E4EDDE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E4EDDE?
#E4EDDE is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 228, 237, 222). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E4EDDE?
#E4EDDE is RGB 228, 237, 222 — HSL 96°, 29%, 90% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 6%, 7%.
What colors go with #E4EDDE?
Its complement is #E7DEED; analogous partners are #EBEDDE and #DEEDE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E4EDDE for text?
Black text on #E4EDDE has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.