Palettes / Colors / #EEF8DC

#EEF8DC — Pale Green

#EEF8DC 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 #EEF8DC 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.

#EEF8DC 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 #E6DDF8; it also sits naturally between #F8F4DD and #E1F8DD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 97% · Blue 86%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEF8DC

.text { color: #EEF8DC; }
.background { background-color: #EEF8DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEF8DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 248, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 67%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEF8DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 248, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEF8DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 248, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEF8DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEF8DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6DDF8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEF8DC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEF8DC

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 #EEF8DC 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 #EEF8DC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEF8DC?

#EEF8DC is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 238, 248, 220). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEF8DC?

#EEF8DC is RGB 238, 248, 220 — HSL 81°, 67%, 92% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 11%, 3%.

What colors go with #EEF8DC?

Its complement is #E6DDF8; analogous partners are #F8F4DD and #E1F8DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEF8DC for text?

Black text on #EEF8DC has a contrast ratio of 19.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.