Palettes / Colors / #E8EFCD

#E8EFCD — Pale Muted Green

#E8EFCD is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the green family.

#E8EFCD 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 #D4CDEF; it also sits naturally between #EFE5CD and #D7EFCD. 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 91% · Green 94% · Blue 80%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E8EFCD

.text { color: #E8EFCD; }
.background { background-color: #E8EFCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E8EFCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 239, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E8EFCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 239, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E8EFCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 239, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E8EFCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E8EFCD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4CDEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E8EFCD: #000000.

How #E8EFCD 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 #E8EFCD 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

← #E8EFCC  ·  #E8EFCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E8EFCD?

#E8EFCD is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 232, 239, 205). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E8EFCD?

#E8EFCD is RGB 232, 239, 205 — HSL 72°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 14%, 6%.

What colors go with #E8EFCD?

Its complement is #D4CDEF; analogous partners are #EFE5CD and #D7EFCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E8EFCD for text?

Black text on #E8EFCD has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.