Palettes / Colors / #EDF7EF
#EDF7EF — Pale Muted Green
#EDF7EF is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: honeydew (#F0FFF0) — not an exact match. CSS honeydew gives you #F0FFF0, a different color; use #EDF7EF 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.
#EDF7EF 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 #F7EDF5; it also sits naturally between #F0F7ED and #EDF7F4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDF7EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 247, 239 |
| HSL | 132°, 38%, 95% |
| HSV | 132°, 4%, 97% |
| CMYK | 4%, 0%, 3%, 3% |
| XYZ | 83.77, 90.76, 94.76 |
| Yxy | 90.76, 0.3111, 0.3370 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.31, -4.72, 2.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 95.27, -4.75, 2.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 97% · Blue 94%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 3%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDF7EF
.text { color: #EDF7EF; }
.background { background-color: #EDF7EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDF7EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 247, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(132, 38%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDF7EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 247, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDF7EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 247, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDF7EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDF7EF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F7EDF5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.10:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.15:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDF7EF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDF7EF
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 #EDF7EF: ·
How #EDF7EF 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 #EDF7EF 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 #EDF7EF?
#EDF7EF is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 237, 247, 239). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDF7EF?
#EDF7EF is RGB 237, 247, 239 — HSL 132°, 38%, 95% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 3%, 3%.
What colors go with #EDF7EF?
Its complement is #F7EDF5; analogous partners are #F0F7ED and #EDF7F4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDF7EF for text?
Black text on #EDF7EF has a contrast ratio of 19.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.