Palettes / Colors / #EEF4DC
#EEF4DC — Pale Muted Green
#EEF4DC 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 #EEF4DC 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.
#EEF4DC 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 #E2DCF4; it also sits naturally between #F4EEDC and #E2F4DC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEF4DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 244, 220 |
| HSL | 75°, 52%, 91% |
| HSV | 75°, 10%, 96% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 10%, 4% |
| XYZ | 80.53, 88.05, 80.46 |
| Yxy | 88.05, 0.3234, 0.3535 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.18, -6.10, 10.87 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.83, -6.10, 10.11 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 96% · Blue 86%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 4%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEF4DC
.text { color: #EEF4DC; }
.background { background-color: #EEF4DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEF4DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 244, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(75, 52%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEF4DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 244, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEF4DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 244, 220, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEF4DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEF4DC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E2DCF4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.13:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.61:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEF4DC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEF4DC
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 #EEF4DC: ·
How #EEF4DC 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 #EEF4DC 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 #EEF4DC?
#EEF4DC is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 238, 244, 220). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEF4DC?
#EEF4DC is RGB 238, 244, 220 — HSL 75°, 52%, 91% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 10%, 4%.
What colors go with #EEF4DC?
Its complement is #E2DCF4; analogous partners are #F4EEDC and #E2F4DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEF4DC for text?
Black text on #EEF4DC has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.