Palettes / Colors / #EBEFE5
#EBEFE5 — Pale Dusty Green
#EBEFE5 is a green color we call Pale Dusty 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 #EBEFE5 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.
#EBEFE5 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 #EAE6EF; it also sits naturally between #EFEFE6 and #E7EFE6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBEFE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 239, 229 |
| HSL | 84°, 24%, 92% |
| HSV | 84°, 4%, 94% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 4%, 6% |
| XYZ | 79.27, 85.05, 86.37 |
| Yxy | 85.05, 0.3162, 0.3393 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.91, -3.09, 4.36 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.22, -3.09, 4.17 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 94% · Blue 90%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBEFE5
.text { color: #EBEFE5; }
.background { background-color: #EBEFE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEFE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 239, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(84, 24%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEFE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 239, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEFE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 239, 229, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBEFE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEFE5">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBEFE5
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAE6EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.17:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.01:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBEFE5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBEFE5
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 #EBEFE5: ·
How #EBEFE5 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 #EBEFE5 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 #EBEFE5?
#EBEFE5 is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 235, 239, 229). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEFE5?
#EBEFE5 is RGB 235, 239, 229 — HSL 84°, 24%, 92% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 4%, 6%.
What colors go with #EBEFE5?
Its complement is #EAE6EF; analogous partners are #EFEFE6 and #E7EFE6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBEFE5 for text?
Black text on #EBEFE5 has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.