Palettes / Colors / #EAEED9
#EAEED9 — Pale Muted Green
#EAEED9 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 #EAEED9 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.
#EAEED9 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 #DCD8EE; it also sits naturally between #EEE7D8 and #DFEED8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAEED9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 238, 217 |
| HSL | 71°, 38%, 89% |
| HSV | 71°, 9%, 93% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 9%, 7% |
| XYZ | 77.03, 83.65, 77.73 |
| Yxy | 83.65, 0.3231, 0.3509 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.30, -4.94, 9.70 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.46, -4.91, 8.99 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 85%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAEED9
.text { color: #EAEED9; }
.background { background-color: #EAEED9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEED9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 238, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 38%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEED9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 238, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEED9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 238, 217, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAEED9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEED9">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EAEED9
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DCD8EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.18:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.73:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAEED9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEED9
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 #EAEED9: ·
How #EAEED9 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 #EAEED9 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 #EAEED9?
#EAEED9 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 234, 238, 217). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEED9?
#EAEED9 is RGB 234, 238, 217 — HSL 71°, 38%, 89% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 9%, 7%.
What colors go with #EAEED9?
Its complement is #DCD8EE; analogous partners are #EEE7D8 and #DFEED8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAEED9 for text?
Black text on #EAEED9 has a contrast ratio of 17.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.