Palettes / Colors / #ECFAAE
#ECFAAE — Pale Vivid Green
#ECFAAE 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 #ECFAAE 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.
#ECFAAE 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 #BBAEFA; it also sits naturally between #FAE2AE and #C6FAAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECFAAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 250, 174 |
| HSL | 71°, 88%, 83% |
| HSV | 71°, 30%, 98% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 30%, 2% |
| XYZ | 76.42, 89.26, 53.25 |
| Yxy | 89.26, 0.3491, 0.4077 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.69, -16.49, 35.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.48, -16.16, 28.64 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 98% · Blue 68%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECFAAE
.text { color: #ECFAAE; }
.background { background-color: #ECFAAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECFAAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 250, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 88%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECFAAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 250, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECFAAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 250, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECFAAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECFAAE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBAEFA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.11:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.85:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECFAAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECFAAE
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 #ECFAAE: ·
How #ECFAAE 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 #ECFAAE 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 #ECFAAE?
#ECFAAE is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 236, 250, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECFAAE?
#ECFAAE is RGB 236, 250, 174 — HSL 71°, 88%, 83% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 30%, 2%.
What colors go with #ECFAAE?
Its complement is #BBAEFA; analogous partners are #FAE2AE and #C6FAAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECFAAE for text?
Black text on #ECFAAE has a contrast ratio of 18.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.