Palettes / Colors / #EEF3EE
#EEF3EE — Pale Dusty Green
#EEF3EE 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 #EEF3EE 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.
#EEF3EE 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 #F2EDF2; it also sits naturally between #F0F2ED and #EDF2F0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEF3EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 243, 238 |
| HSL | 120°, 17%, 94% |
| HSV | 120°, 2%, 95% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 2%, 5% |
| XYZ | 82.74, 88.45, 93.60 |
| Yxy | 88.45, 0.3125, 0.3340 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.35, -2.54, 1.82 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.05, -2.56, 1.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 95% · Blue 93%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEF3EE
.text { color: #EEF3EE; }
.background { background-color: #EEF3EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEF3EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 243, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 17%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEF3EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 243, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEF3EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 243, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEF3EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEF3EE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F2EDF2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.12:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.69:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEF3EE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEF3EE
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 #EEF3EE: ·
How #EEF3EE 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 #EEF3EE 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 #EEF3EE?
#EEF3EE is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 238, 243, 238). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEF3EE?
#EEF3EE is RGB 238, 243, 238 — HSL 120°, 17%, 94% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 2%, 5%.
What colors go with #EEF3EE?
Its complement is #F2EDF2; analogous partners are #F0F2ED and #EDF2F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEF3EE for text?
Black text on #EEF3EE has a contrast ratio of 18.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.