Palettes / Colors / #E5FAEC

#E5FAEC — Pale Green

#E5FAEC 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 #E5FAEC 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.

#E5FAEC 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 #FAE5F3; it also sits naturally between #E9FAE5 and #E5FAF7. 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 90% · Green 98% · Blue 93%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E5FAEC

.text { color: #E5FAEC; }
.background { background-color: #E5FAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E5FAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 250, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(140, 68%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E5FAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 250, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E5FAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 250, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E5FAEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E5FAEC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAE5F3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E5FAEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E5FAEC

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 #E5FAEC 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 #E5FAEC 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 #E5FAEC?

#E5FAEC is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 229, 250, 236). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E5FAEC?

#E5FAEC is RGB 229, 250, 236 — HSL 140°, 68%, 94% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 6%, 2%.

What colors go with #E5FAEC?

Its complement is #FAE5F3; analogous partners are #E9FAE5 and #E5FAF7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E5FAEC for text?

Black text on #E5FAEC has a contrast ratio of 19.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.