Palettes / Colors / #ECFBEA

#ECFBEA — Pale Green

#ECFBEA is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.

#ECFBEA 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 #F9EAFB; it also sits naturally between #F4FBEA and #EAFBF0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 98% · Blue 92%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ECFBEA

.text { color: #ECFBEA; }
.background { background-color: #ECFBEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECFBEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 251, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(113, 68%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECFBEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 251, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECFBEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 251, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECFBEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECFBEA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECFBEA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9EAFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECFBEA: #000000.

How #ECFBEA 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 #ECFBEA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECFBE9  ·  #ECFBEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECFBEA?

#ECFBEA is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 236, 251, 234). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECFBEA?

#ECFBEA is RGB 236, 251, 234 — HSL 113°, 68%, 95% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 7%, 2%.

What colors go with #ECFBEA?

Its complement is #F9EAFB; analogous partners are #F4FBEA and #EAFBF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECFBEA for text?

Black text on #ECFBEA has a contrast ratio of 19.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.