Palettes / Colors / #E8ECDA
#E8ECDA — Pale Muted Green
#E8ECDA 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 #E8ECDA 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.
#E8ECDA 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 #DEDAEC; it also sits naturally between #ECE7DA and #DFECDA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E8ECDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 232, 236, 218 |
| HSL | 73°, 32%, 89% |
| HSV | 73°, 8%, 93% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 8%, 7% |
| XYZ | 75.93, 82.21, 78.20 |
| Yxy | 82.21, 0.3213, 0.3479 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.67, -4.45, 8.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.67, -4.42, 7.68 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 91% · Green 93% · Blue 85%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E8ECDA
.text { color: #E8ECDA; }
.background { background-color: #E8ECDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E8ECDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 236, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 32%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E8ECDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 236, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E8ECDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 236, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E8ECDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E8ECDA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E8ECDA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DEDAEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.44:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E8ECDA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E8ECDA
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 #E8ECDA: ·
How #E8ECDA 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 #E8ECDA 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 #E8ECDA?
#E8ECDA is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 232, 236, 218). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E8ECDA?
#E8ECDA is RGB 232, 236, 218 — HSL 73°, 32%, 89% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 8%, 7%.
What colors go with #E8ECDA?
Its complement is #DEDAEC; analogous partners are #ECE7DA and #DFECDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E8ECDA for text?
Black text on #E8ECDA has a contrast ratio of 17.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.