Palettes / Colors / #E5FFAE
#E5FFAE — Pale Vivid Green
#E5FFAE 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 #E5FFAE 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.
#E5FFAE 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 #C7ADFF; it also sits naturally between #FFF0AD and #BCFFAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E5FFAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 229, 255, 174 |
| HSL | 79°, 100%, 84% |
| HSV | 79°, 32%, 100% |
| CMYK | 10%, 0%, 32%, 0% |
| XYZ | 75.71, 91.23, 53.66 |
| Yxy | 91.23, 0.3432, 0.4136 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.51, -21.44, 36.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 95.52, -20.89, 29.44 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 90% · Green 100% · Blue 68%
Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E5FFAE
.text { color: #E5FFAE; }
.background { background-color: #E5FFAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E5FFAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 255, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(79, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E5FFAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 255, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E5FFAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 255, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E5FFAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E5FFAE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C7ADFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.09:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.25:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E5FFAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E5FFAE
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 #E5FFAE: ·
How #E5FFAE 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 #E5FFAE 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 #E5FFAE?
#E5FFAE is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 229, 255, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E5FFAE?
#E5FFAE is RGB 229, 255, 174 — HSL 79°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 32%, 0%.
What colors go with #E5FFAE?
Its complement is #C7ADFF; analogous partners are #FFF0AD and #BCFFAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E5FFAE for text?
Black text on #E5FFAE has a contrast ratio of 19.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.