Palettes / Colors / #E4EFDA
#E4EFDA — Pale Muted Green
#E4EFDA 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 #E4EFDA 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.
#E4EFDA 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 #E6DBF0; it also sits naturally between #EFF0DB and #DBF0DC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E4EFDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 228, 239, 218 |
| HSL | 91°, 40%, 90% |
| HSV | 91°, 9%, 94% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 9%, 6% |
| XYZ | 75.52, 83.29, 78.43 |
| Yxy | 83.29, 0.3183, 0.3511 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.14, -7.34, 8.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.26, -7.25, 8.27 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 89% · Green 94% · Blue 85%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E4EFDA
.text { color: #E4EFDA; }
.background { background-color: #E4EFDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4EFDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 239, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(91, 40%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4EFDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 239, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4EFDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 239, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E4EFDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4EFDA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E6DBF0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.66:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E4EFDA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4EFDA
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 #E4EFDA: ·
How #E4EFDA 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 #E4EFDA 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 #E4EFDA?
#E4EFDA is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 228, 239, 218). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E4EFDA?
#E4EFDA is RGB 228, 239, 218 — HSL 91°, 40%, 90% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 9%, 6%.
What colors go with #E4EFDA?
Its complement is #E6DBF0; analogous partners are #EFF0DB and #DBF0DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E4EFDA for text?
Black text on #E4EFDA has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.