Palettes / Colors / #EAEFEC
#EAEFEC — Pale Dusty Green
#EAEFEC 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 #EAEFEC 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.
#EAEFEC 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 #F0EBEE; it also sits naturally between #EBF0EB and #EBF0EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAEFEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 239, 236 |
| HSL | 144°, 14%, 93% |
| HSV | 144°, 2%, 94% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 1%, 6% |
| XYZ | 79.94, 85.28, 91.60 |
| Yxy | 85.28, 0.3113, 0.3321 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.00, -2.19, 0.86 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.35, -2.20, 0.84 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 94% · Blue 93%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAEFEC
.text { color: #EAEFEC; }
.background { background-color: #EAEFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 239, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(144, 14%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 239, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 239, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAEFEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEFEC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EAEFEC
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Tones of #EAEFEC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #F0EBEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.16:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAEFEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEFEC
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 #EAEFEC: ·
How #EAEFEC 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 #EAEFEC 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 #EAEFEC?
#EAEFEC is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 234, 239, 236). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEFEC?
#EAEFEC is RGB 234, 239, 236 — HSL 144°, 14%, 93% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 1%, 6%.
What colors go with #EAEFEC?
Its complement is #F0EBEE; analogous partners are #EBF0EB and #EBF0EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAEFEC for text?
Black text on #EAEFEC has a contrast ratio of 18.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.