Palettes / Colors / #E5EBDA

#E5EBDA — Pale Dusty Green

#E5EBDA is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#E5EBDA 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 #E0DBEB; it also sits naturally between #EBE9DB and #DDEBDB. 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 90% · Green 92% · Blue 85%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E5EBDA

.text { color: #E5EBDA; }
.background { background-color: #E5EBDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E5EBDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 235, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 30%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E5EBDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 235, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E5EBDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 235, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E5EBDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E5EBDA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E5EBDA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0DBEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E5EBDA: #000000.

How #E5EBDA 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 #E5EBDA 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

← #E5EBD9  ·  #E5EBDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E5EBDA?

#E5EBDA is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 229, 235, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E5EBDA?

#E5EBDA is RGB 229, 235, 218 — HSL 81°, 30%, 89% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 7%, 8%.

What colors go with #E5EBDA?

Its complement is #E0DBEB; analogous partners are #EBE9DB and #DDEBDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E5EBDA for text?

Black text on #E5EBDA has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.