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#EAEFEA — Pale Dusty Green

#EAEFEA is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) — not an exact match. CSS whitesmoke gives you #F5F5F5, a different color; use #EAEFEA 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.

#EAEFEA 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 #F0EBF0; it also sits naturally between #EDF0EB and #EBF0ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAEFEA · RGB 234, 239, 234

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Color values

HEX#EAEFEA
RGB234, 239, 234
HSL120°, 14%, 93%
HSV120°, 2%, 94%
CMYK2%, 0%, 2%, 6%
XYZ79.65, 85.17, 90.08
Yxy85.17, 0.3125, 0.3341
CIE-Lab93.95, -2.55, 1.82
Hunter Lab92.29, -2.55, 1.77

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 94% · Blue 92%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 6%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EAEFEA

.text { color: #EAEFEA; }
.background { background-color: #EAEFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 239, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 14%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 239, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 239, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EAEFEA

#D0DCD0#B6C8B6#9CB49C#82A182#6B8E6B#587458#445A44#304030#1D261D#090C09

Tints of #EAEFEA

#EBF0EB#EEF2EE#EEF2EE#EEF2EE#F0F4F0#F0F4F0#F0F4F0#F0F4F0#F3F6F3#F3F6F3

Tones of #EAEFEA

#EBEFEB#EBEFEB#ECEFEC#ECEEEC#ECEEEC#EDEEED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0EBF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.16:1 Fails
Against black text18.03:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAEFEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEFEA

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 #EAEFEA: ·

How #EAEFEA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ECECEBDeuteranopia · #ECECECTritanopia · #EAECEC

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 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAEFEA rather than the exact color:

Palette 16423c
#16423C · #6A9C89 · #C4DAD2 · #E9EFEC
Palette Ececec
#ECECEC · #84934A · #656D3F · #492828
Palette 282f44
#282F44 · #E6AF2E · #F5D061 · #ECECEC
Palette Ef7722
#EF7722 · #FAA533 · #EBEBEB · #0BA6DF
Palette Eeedeb
#EEEDEB · #E6B9A6 · #939185 · #2F3645
Palette Eeedeb
#EEEDEB · #E0CCBE · #747264 · #3C3633

Similar colors

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

#E9EFEC#ECECEC#EBEBEB#EEEDEB#EBF3E8#EDEDED#EAEFEF#EAEAEA#EFEEEA#EEEEEE#ECF4E8#E9E9E9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAEFE9  ·  #EAEFEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEFEA?

#EAEFEA is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 234, 239, 234). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEFEA?

#EAEFEA is RGB 234, 239, 234 — HSL 120°, 14%, 93% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 2%, 6%.

What colors go with #EAEFEA?

Its complement is #F0EBF0; analogous partners are #EDF0EB and #EBF0ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEFEA for text?

Black text on #EAEFEA has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.