Palettes / Colors / #E1FAEC

#E1FAEC — Pale Green

#E1FAEC is a green color we call Pale 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 #E1FAEC 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.

#E1FAEC 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 #FAE0EF; it also sits naturally between #E2FAE0 and #E0FAF8. 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 88% · Green 98% · Blue 93%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E1FAEC

.text { color: #E1FAEC; }
.background { background-color: #E1FAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E1FAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(225, 250, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(146, 71%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E1FAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(225, 250, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E1FAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(225, 250, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E1FAEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E1FAEC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAE0EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E1FAEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E1FAEC

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 #E1FAEC 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 #E1FAEC 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 #E1FAEC?

#E1FAEC is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 225, 250, 236). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E1FAEC?

#E1FAEC is RGB 225, 250, 236 — HSL 146°, 71%, 93% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 6%, 2%.

What colors go with #E1FAEC?

Its complement is #FAE0EF; analogous partners are #E2FAE0 and #E0FAF8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E1FAEC for text?

Black text on #E1FAEC has a contrast ratio of 19.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.