Palettes / Colors / #EAFAEF
#EAFAEF — Pale Green
#EAFAEF 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 #EAFAEF 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.
#EAFAEF 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 #FAEAF5; it also sits naturally between #EDFAEA and #EAFAF7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAFAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 250, 239 |
| HSL | 139°, 62%, 95% |
| HSV | 139°, 6%, 98% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 4%, 2% |
| XYZ | 83.70, 92.10, 95.03 |
| Yxy | 92.10, 0.3091, 0.3401 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.86, -7.21, 3.46 |
| Hunter Lab | 95.97, -7.25, 3.37 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 98% · Blue 94%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAFAEF
.text { color: #EAFAEF; }
.background { background-color: #EAFAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAFAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 250, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(139, 62%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAFAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 250, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAFAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 250, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAFAEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAFAEF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FAEAF5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.08:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAFAEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAFAEF
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 #EAFAEF: ·
How #EAFAEF 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 #EAFAEF 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 #EAFAEF?
#EAFAEF is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 234, 250, 239). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAFAEF?
#EAFAEF is RGB 234, 250, 239 — HSL 139°, 62%, 95% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 4%, 2%.
What colors go with #EAFAEF?
Its complement is #FAEAF5; analogous partners are #EDFAEA and #EAFAF7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAFAEF for text?
Black text on #EAFAEF has a contrast ratio of 19.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.