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#EEF4E2 — Pale Muted Green

#EEF4E2 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 #EEF4E2 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.

#EEF4E2 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 #E8E1F4; it also sits naturally between #F4F1E1 and #E4F4E1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEF4E2 · RGB 238, 244, 226

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Color values

HEX#EEF4E2
RGB238, 244, 226
HSL80°, 45%, 92%
HSV80°, 7%, 96%
CMYK2%, 0%, 7%, 4%
XYZ81.34, 88.37, 84.72
Yxy88.37, 0.3197, 0.3473
CIE-Lab95.32, -5.11, 7.97
Hunter Lab94.01, -5.12, 7.53

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 96% · Blue 89%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 4%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEF4E2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEF4E2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEF4E2

.text { color: #EEF4E2; }
.background { background-color: #EEF4E2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEF4E2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 244, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(80, 45%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEF4E2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 244, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEF4E2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 244, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEF4E2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEF4E2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEF4E2

#DAE7C0#C7DB9F#B5CF81#A2C360#8DB143#729037#586F2A#41511F#263012#0C0F06

Tints of #EEF4E2

#EEF4E1#F0F5E5#F0F5E5#F2F7E9#F2F7E9#F2F7E9#F4F8ED#F4F8ED#F6F9F0#F6F9F0

Tones of #EEF4E2

#EDF3E3#EDF1E4#ECF0E5#ECEEE7#EBEDE8#EBECE9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8E1F4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.12:1 Fails
Against black text18.67:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEF4E2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEF4E2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EEF4E2: ·

How #EEF4E2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #F1F1E6Deuteranopia · #F0F0E7Tritanopia · #EEEAEB

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEF4E2 rather than the exact color:

Palette F1f3e0
#F1F3E0 · #D2DCB6 · #A1BC98 · #778873
Palette B5eaea
#B5EAEA · #EDF6E5 · #FFBCBC · #F38BA0
Palette 1c6758
#1C6758 · #3D8361 · #D6CDA4 · #EEF2E6
Palette 163020
#163020 · #304D30 · #B6C4B6 · #EEF0E5
Palette 3e3f29
#3E3F29 · #7D8D86 · #BCA88D · #F1F0E4
Palette 819a91
#819A91 · #A7C1A8 · #D1D8BE · #EEEFE0

Similar colors

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

#F1F3E0#EDF6E5#EEF2E6#EEF0E5#F1F0E4#EEEFE0#F3F3E0#EBF4DD#ECF4E8#F4F4DF#EBF3E8#ECEEDF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEF4E1  ·  #EEF4E3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEF4E2?

#EEF4E2 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 238, 244, 226). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEF4E2?

#EEF4E2 is RGB 238, 244, 226 — HSL 80°, 45%, 92% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 7%, 4%.

What colors go with #EEF4E2?

Its complement is #E8E1F4; analogous partners are #F4F1E1 and #E4F4E1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEF4E2 for text?

Black text on #EEF4E2 has a contrast ratio of 18.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.