Palettes / Colors / #EBEFD9
#EBEFD9 — Pale Muted Green
#EBEFD9 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 #EBEFD9 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.
#EBEFD9 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 #DCD7EE; 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 | #EBEFD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 239, 217 |
| HSL | 71°, 41%, 89% |
| HSV | 71°, 9%, 94% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 9%, 6% |
| XYZ | 77.65, 84.40, 77.84 |
| Yxy | 84.40, 0.3237, 0.3518 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.63, -5.11, 10.18 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.87, -5.08, 9.42 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 94% · Blue 85%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBEFD9
.text { color: #EBEFD9; }
.background { background-color: #EBEFD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEFD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 239, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 41%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEFD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 239, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEFD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 239, 217, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBEFD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEFD9">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBEFD9
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DCD7EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.17:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.88:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBEFD9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBEFD9
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 #EBEFD9: ·
How #EBEFD9 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 #EBEFD9 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 #EBEFD9?
#EBEFD9 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 235, 239, 217). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEFD9?
#EBEFD9 is RGB 235, 239, 217 — HSL 71°, 41%, 89% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 9%, 6%.
What colors go with #EBEFD9?
Its complement is #DCD7EE; analogous partners are #EEE7D7 and #DFEED7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBEFD9 for text?
Black text on #EBEFD9 has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.