Palettes / Colors / #ECFAE0
#ECFAE0 — Pale Green
#ECFAE0 is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the green family.
#ECFAE0 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 #EEE0FA; it also sits naturally between #F9FAE0 and #E0FAE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECFAE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 250, 224 |
| HSL | 92°, 72%, 93% |
| HSV | 92°, 10%, 98% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 10%, 2% |
| XYZ | 82.23, 91.59, 83.86 |
| Yxy | 91.59, 0.3191, 0.3554 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.65, -9.13, 10.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 95.70, -9.13, 10.20 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 98% · Blue 88%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECFAE0
.text { color: #ECFAE0; }
.background { background-color: #ECFAE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECFAE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 250, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(92, 72%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECFAE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 250, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECFAE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 250, 224, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECFAE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECFAE0">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECFAE0
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEE0FA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.09:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.32:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECFAE0: #000000.
How #ECFAE0 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 #ECFAE0 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 #ECFAE0?
#ECFAE0 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 236, 250, 224). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECFAE0?
#ECFAE0 is RGB 236, 250, 224 — HSL 92°, 72%, 93% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 10%, 2%.
What colors go with #ECFAE0?
Its complement is #EEE0FA; analogous partners are #F9FAE0 and #E0FAE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECFAE0 for text?
Black text on #ECFAE0 has a contrast ratio of 19.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.