Palettes / Colors / #EBF4EE
#EBF4EE — Pale Dusty Green
#EBF4EE is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.
#EBF4EE 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 #F4EBF1; it also sits naturally between #EDF4EB and #EBF4F3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBF4EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 244, 238 |
| HSL | 140°, 29%, 94% |
| HSV | 140°, 4%, 96% |
| CMYK | 4%, 0%, 2%, 4% |
| XYZ | 82.04, 88.54, 93.65 |
| Yxy | 88.54, 0.3105, 0.3351 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.39, -4.04, 1.84 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.09, -4.06, 1.80 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 96% · Blue 93%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 4%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBF4EE
.text { color: #EBF4EE; }
.background { background-color: #EBF4EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBF4EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 244, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(140, 29%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBF4EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 244, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBF4EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 244, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBF4EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBF4EE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F4EBF1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.12:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.71:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBF4EE: #000000.
How #EBF4EE 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 #EBF4EE 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 #EBF4EE?
#EBF4EE is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 235, 244, 238). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBF4EE?
#EBF4EE is RGB 235, 244, 238 — HSL 140°, 29%, 94% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 2%, 4%.
What colors go with #EBF4EE?
Its complement is #F4EBF1; analogous partners are #EDF4EB and #EBF4F3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBF4EE for text?
Black text on #EBF4EE has a contrast ratio of 18.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.