Palettes / Colors / #EBF4EF

#EBF4EF — Pale Dusty Green

#EBF4EF 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 #EBF4EF 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.

#EBF4EF 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 #F4EBF0; it also sits naturally between #ECF4EB and #EBF4F4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 96% · Blue 94%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBF4EF

.text { color: #EBF4EF; }
.background { background-color: #EBF4EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBF4EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 244, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(147, 29%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBF4EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 244, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBF4EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 244, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBF4EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBF4EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4EBF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBF4EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBF4EF

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:

How #EBF4EF 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 #EBF4EF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBF4EE  ·  #EBF4F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBF4EF?

#EBF4EF is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 235, 244, 239). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBF4EF?

#EBF4EF is RGB 235, 244, 239 — HSL 147°, 29%, 94% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 2%, 4%.

What colors go with #EBF4EF?

Its complement is #F4EBF0; analogous partners are #ECF4EB and #EBF4F4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBF4EF for text?

Black text on #EBF4EF has a contrast ratio of 18.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.