Palettes / Colors / #EEF8DA

#EEF8DA — Pale Green

#EEF8DA is a green color we call Pale 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 #EEF8DA 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.

#EEF8DA 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 #E3D8F8; it also sits naturally between #F8F2D8 and #DEF8D8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 97% · Blue 85%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEF8DA

.text { color: #EEF8DA; }
.background { background-color: #EEF8DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEF8DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 248, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(80, 68%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEF8DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 248, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEF8DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 248, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEF8DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEF8DA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEF8DA

Tints of #EEF8DA

Tones of #EEF8DA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3D8F8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEF8DA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEF8DA

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 #EEF8DA 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 #EEF8DA 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

← #EEF8D9  ·  #EEF8DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEF8DA?

#EEF8DA is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 238, 248, 218). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEF8DA?

#EEF8DA is RGB 238, 248, 218 — HSL 80°, 68%, 91% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 12%, 3%.

What colors go with #EEF8DA?

Its complement is #E3D8F8; analogous partners are #F8F2D8 and #DEF8D8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEF8DA for text?

Black text on #EEF8DA has a contrast ratio of 19.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.