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#E6EBCC — Pale Muted Green

#E6EBCC 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 #E6EBCC 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.

#E6EBCC 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 #D1CCEB; it also sits naturally between #EBE1CC and #D6EBCC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E6EBCC · RGB 230, 235, 204

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Color values

HEX#E6EBCC
RGB230, 235, 204
HSL70°, 44%, 86%
HSV70°, 13%, 92%
CMYK2%, 0%, 13%, 8%
XYZ73.24, 80.60, 68.82
Yxy80.60, 0.3289, 0.3620
CIE-Lab91.95, -6.92, 14.48
Hunter Lab89.78, -6.80, 12.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 90% · Green 92% · Blue 80%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E6EBCC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E6EBCC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E6EBCC

.text { color: #E6EBCC; }
.background { background-color: #E6EBCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E6EBCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 235, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 44%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E6EBCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 235, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E6EBCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 235, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E6EBCC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E6EBCC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E6EBCC

#D7E0AE#C9D491#B9C770#AABC52#94A540#7A8835#606A29#42491D#282C11#0D0F06

Tints of #E6EBCC

#E8ECCF#E9EED3#EBEFD7#EDF1DA#EFF2DE#F1F4E2#F2F5E5#F4F6E9#F6F8ED#F8F9F0

Tones of #E6EBCC

#E4E9CE#E3E6D0#E1E4D2#E0E2D5#DEE0D7#DDDDD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1CCEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.23:1 Fails
Against black text17.12:1 AAA

Best text color on #E6EBCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E6EBCC

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 #E6EBCC: ·

How #E6EBCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E8E8D4Deuteranopia · #E8E8D5Tritanopia · #E6D9DB

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 #E6EBCC rather than the exact color:

Palette C3e2c2
#C3E2C2 · #EAECCC · #DBCC95 · #CD8D7A
Palette 35858e
#35858E · #7DA78C · #C2D099 · #E6EEC9
Golden Twilight
#35268F · #6160D4 · #CAD971 · #EAEDCD
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E9EDC9 · #FEFAE0 · #FAEDCD
Hidden Aurora
#A69531 · #53CCBA · #AC39BF · #EAEACF
Palette Bad8b6
#BAD8B6 · #E1EACD · #F9F6E6 · #8D77AB

Similar colors

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

#EAECCC#E6EEC9#EAEDCD#E9EDC9#EAEACF#E1EACD#E2E8CE#E8EFCF#E1EDCD#E1E9C9#E5E5CB#E7EFC7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E6EBCB  ·  #E6EBCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E6EBCC?

#E6EBCC is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 230, 235, 204). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E6EBCC?

#E6EBCC is RGB 230, 235, 204 — HSL 70°, 44%, 86% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 13%, 8%.

What colors go with #E6EBCC?

Its complement is #D1CCEB; analogous partners are #EBE1CC and #D6EBCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E6EBCC for text?

Black text on #E6EBCC has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.