Palettes / Colors / #E4EFDB
#E4EFDB — Pale Muted Green
#E4EFDB 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 #E4EFDB 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.
#E4EFDB 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 #E6DCEF; it also sits naturally between #EEEFDC and #DCEFDD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E4EFDB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 228, 239, 219 |
| HSL | 93°, 38%, 90% |
| HSV | 93°, 8%, 94% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 8%, 6% |
| XYZ | 75.65, 83.34, 79.12 |
| Yxy | 83.34, 0.3177, 0.3500 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.16, -7.17, 8.41 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.29, -7.08, 7.84 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 89% · Green 94% · Blue 86%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E4EFDB
.text { color: #E4EFDB; }
.background { background-color: #E4EFDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4EFDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 239, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(93, 38%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4EFDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 239, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4EFDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 239, 219, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E4EFDB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4EFDB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E6DCEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.67:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E4EFDB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4EFDB
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 #E4EFDB: ·
How #E4EFDB 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 #E4EFDB 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 #E4EFDB?
#E4EFDB is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 228, 239, 219). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E4EFDB?
#E4EFDB is RGB 228, 239, 219 — HSL 93°, 38%, 90% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 8%, 6%.
What colors go with #E4EFDB?
Its complement is #E6DCEF; analogous partners are #EEEFDC and #DCEFDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E4EFDB for text?
Black text on #E4EFDB has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.