Palettes / Colors / #E5FCBD
#E5FCBD — Pale Vivid Green
#E5FCBD is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #E5FCBD 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.
#E5FCBD 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 #D3BBFC; it also sits naturally between #FCF3BB and #C3FCBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E5FCBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 229, 252, 189 |
| HSL | 82°, 91%, 86% |
| HSV | 82°, 25%, 99% |
| CMYK | 9%, 0%, 25%, 1% |
| XYZ | 76.31, 89.95, 61.48 |
| Yxy | 89.95, 0.3351, 0.3950 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.98, -17.95, 27.75 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.84, -17.57, 23.67 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 90% · Green 99% · Blue 74%
Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E5FCBD
.text { color: #E5FCBD; }
.background { background-color: #E5FCBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E5FCBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 252, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(82, 91%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E5FCBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 252, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E5FCBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 252, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E5FCBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E5FCBD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E5FCBD
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Tones of #E5FCBD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D3BBFC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.11:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.99:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E5FCBD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E5FCBD
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 #E5FCBD: ·
How #E5FCBD 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 #E5FCBD 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 #E5FCBD?
#E5FCBD is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 229, 252, 189). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E5FCBD?
#E5FCBD is RGB 229, 252, 189 — HSL 82°, 91%, 86% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 25%, 1%.
What colors go with #E5FCBD?
Its complement is #D3BBFC; analogous partners are #FCF3BB and #C3FCBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E5FCBD for text?
Black text on #E5FCBD has a contrast ratio of 18.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.