Palettes / Colors / #ECEFDD

#ECEFDD — Pale Muted Green

#ECEFDD 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 #ECEFDD 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.

#ECEFDD 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 #DFDCEF; it also sits naturally between #EFE9DC and #E2EFDC. 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 93% · Green 94% · Blue 87%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECEFDD

.text { color: #ECEFDD; }
.background { background-color: #ECEFDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECEFDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 239, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 36%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECEFDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 239, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECEFDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 239, 221, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFDCEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECEFDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECEFDD

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 #ECEFDD 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 #ECEFDD 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

← #ECEFDC  ·  #ECEFDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECEFDD?

#ECEFDD is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 236, 239, 221). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECEFDD?

#ECEFDD is RGB 236, 239, 221 — HSL 70°, 36%, 90% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 8%, 6%.

What colors go with #ECEFDD?

Its complement is #DFDCEF; analogous partners are #EFE9DC and #E2EFDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECEFDD for text?

Black text on #ECEFDD has a contrast ratio of 17.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.