Palettes / Colors / #E6FAEE
#E6FAEE — Pale Green
#E6FAEE 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 #E6FAEE 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.
#E6FAEE 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 #FAE5F2; it also sits naturally between #E7FAE5 and #E5FAF8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E6FAEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 230, 250, 238 |
| HSL | 144°, 67%, 94% |
| HSV | 144°, 8%, 98% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 5%, 2% |
| XYZ | 82.25, 91.37, 94.19 |
| Yxy | 91.37, 0.3071, 0.3412 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.56, -8.70, 3.51 |
| Hunter Lab | 95.59, -8.71, 3.41 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 90% · Green 98% · Blue 93%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E6FAEE
.text { color: #E6FAEE; }
.background { background-color: #E6FAEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E6FAEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 250, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(144, 67%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E6FAEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 250, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E6FAEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 250, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E6FAEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E6FAEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FAE5F2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.09:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E6FAEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E6FAEE
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 #E6FAEE: ·
How #E6FAEE 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 #E6FAEE 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 #E6FAEE?
#E6FAEE is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 230, 250, 238). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E6FAEE?
#E6FAEE is RGB 230, 250, 238 — HSL 144°, 67%, 94% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 5%, 2%.
What colors go with #E6FAEE?
Its complement is #FAE5F2; analogous partners are #E7FAE5 and #E5FAF8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E6FAEE for text?
Black text on #E6FAEE has a contrast ratio of 19.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.