Palettes / Colors / #EEF8EC
#EEF8EC — Pale Muted Green
#EEF8EC is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: honeydew (#F0FFF0) — not an exact match. CSS honeydew gives you #F0FFF0, a different color; use #EEF8EC 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.
#EEF8EC 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 #F6ECF8; it also sits naturally between #F4F8EC and #ECF8F0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEF8EC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 248, 236 |
| HSL | 110°, 46%, 95% |
| HSV | 110°, 5%, 97% |
| CMYK | 4%, 0%, 5%, 3% |
| XYZ | 83.97, 91.37, 92.57 |
| Yxy | 91.37, 0.3134, 0.3410 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.56, -5.41, 4.61 |
| Hunter Lab | 95.59, -5.45, 4.46 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 97% · Blue 93%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 3%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEF8EC
.text { color: #EEF8EC; }
.background { background-color: #EEF8EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEF8EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 248, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(110, 46%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEF8EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 248, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEF8EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 248, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEF8EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEF8EC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F6ECF8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.09:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEF8EC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEF8EC
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 #EEF8EC: ·
How #EEF8EC 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 #EEF8EC 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 #EEF8EC?
#EEF8EC is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 238, 248, 236). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEF8EC?
#EEF8EC is RGB 238, 248, 236 — HSL 110°, 46%, 95% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 5%, 3%.
What colors go with #EEF8EC?
Its complement is #F6ECF8; analogous partners are #F4F8EC and #ECF8F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEF8EC for text?
Black text on #EEF8EC has a contrast ratio of 19.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.