Palettes / Colors / #EAEED6
#EAEED6 — Pale Muted Green
#EAEED6 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 #EAEED6 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.
#EAEED6 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 #DBD7EE; it also sits naturally between #EEE7D7 and #DFEED7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAEED6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 238, 214 |
| HSL | 70°, 41%, 89% |
| HSV | 70°, 10%, 93% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 10%, 7% |
| XYZ | 76.64, 83.50, 75.70 |
| Yxy | 83.50, 0.3250, 0.3540 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.23, -5.44, 11.16 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.38, -5.39, 10.25 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 84%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAEED6
.text { color: #EAEED6; }
.background { background-color: #EAEED6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEED6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 238, 214); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 41%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEED6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 238, 214, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEED6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 238, 214, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAEED6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEED6">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DBD7EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.70:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAEED6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEED6
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 #EAEED6: ·
How #EAEED6 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 #EAEED6 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 #EAEED6?
#EAEED6 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 234, 238, 214). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEED6?
#EAEED6 is RGB 234, 238, 214 — HSL 70°, 41%, 89% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 10%, 7%.
What colors go with #EAEED6?
Its complement is #DBD7EE; analogous partners are #EEE7D7 and #DFEED7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAEED6 for text?
Black text on #EAEED6 has a contrast ratio of 17.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.