Palettes / Colors / #EBFAEE
#EBFAEE — Pale Green
#EBFAEE 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 #EBFAEE 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.
#EBFAEE 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 #FAEBF7; it also sits naturally between #EFFAEB and #EBFAF5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBFAEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 250, 238 |
| HSL | 132°, 60%, 95% |
| HSV | 132°, 6%, 98% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 5%, 2% |
| XYZ | 83.88, 92.21, 94.27 |
| Yxy | 92.21, 0.3103, 0.3411 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.90, -7.06, 4.05 |
| Hunter Lab | 96.02, -7.10, 3.93 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 98% · Blue 93%
Cyan 6% · 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 #EBFAEE
.text { color: #EBFAEE; }
.background { background-color: #EBFAEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBFAEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 250, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(132, 60%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBFAEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 250, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBFAEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 250, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBFAEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBFAEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FAEBF7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.08:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.44:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBFAEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBFAEE
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 #EBFAEE: ·
How #EBFAEE 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 #EBFAEE 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 #EBFAEE?
#EBFAEE is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 235, 250, 238). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBFAEE?
#EBFAEE is RGB 235, 250, 238 — HSL 132°, 60%, 95% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 5%, 2%.
What colors go with #EBFAEE?
Its complement is #FAEBF7; analogous partners are #EFFAEB and #EBFAF5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBFAEE for text?
Black text on #EBFAEE has a contrast ratio of 19.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.