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#E4EEC7 — Pale Muted Green

#E4EEC7 is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) — not an exact match. CSS antiquewhite gives you #FAEBD7, a different color; use #E4EEC7 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.

#E4EEC7 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 #D2C8EE; it also sits naturally between #EEE5C8 and #D2EEC8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E4EEC7 · RGB 228, 238, 199

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Color values

HEX#E4EEC7
RGB228, 238, 199
HSL75°, 53%, 86%
HSV75°, 16%, 93%
CMYK4%, 0%, 16%, 7%
XYZ72.88, 81.77, 65.97
Yxy81.77, 0.3303, 0.3706
CIE-Lab92.47, -9.91, 17.78
Hunter Lab90.42, -9.70, 15.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 93% · Blue 78%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E4EEC7 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E4EEC7 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E4EEC7

.text { color: #E4EEC7; }
.background { background-color: #E4EEC7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4EEC7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 238, 199); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(75, 53%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4EEC7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 238, 199, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4EEC7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 238, 199, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4EEC7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4EEC7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E4EEC7

#D6E5A9#C7DB8A#B6D067#A7C748#91B036#77902C#5E7123#414E18#272F0E#0D1005

Tints of #E4EEC7

#E7EFCC#E9F1D0#EAF2D4#ECF3D8#EEF4DC#F0F5E0#F2F7E4#F4F8E8#F6F9EB#F8FAEF

Tones of #E4EEC7

#E3EBCB#E2E9CE#E1E6D1#DFE4D3#DEE1D6#DDDED8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2C8EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.21:1 Fails
Against black text17.35:1 AAA

Best text color on #E4EEC7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4EEC7

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 #E4EEC7: ·

How #E4EEC7 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E8E8D0Deuteranopia · #E8E7D3Tritanopia · #E5D8DA

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 #E4EEC7 rather than the exact color:

Palette 35858e
#35858E · #7DA78C · #C2D099 · #E6EEC9
Palette E7efc7
#E7EFC7 · #AEC8A4 · #8A784E · #3B3B1A
Amber Breeze
#86B224 · #50B0DB · #CD2A9A · #E5ECC4
Palette A0c49d
#A0C49D · #C4D7B2 · #E1ECC8 · #F7FFE5
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
Smoky Ruby Mirage
#827E19 · #24B9B4 · #D131D7 · #E8ECC4

Similar colors

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

#E6EEC9#E7EFC7#E5ECC4#E1ECC8#E1F0C4#E8ECC4#E9EDC9#E5E9C5#E1E9C9#E0EEC2#E2F4C5#E1EDCD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E4EEC6  ·  #E4EEC8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4EEC7?

#E4EEC7 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 228, 238, 199). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4EEC7?

#E4EEC7 is RGB 228, 238, 199 — HSL 75°, 53%, 86% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 16%, 7%.

What colors go with #E4EEC7?

Its complement is #D2C8EE; analogous partners are #EEE5C8 and #D2EEC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4EEC7 for text?

Black text on #E4EEC7 has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.