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#ECFCD2 — Pale Vivid Green

#ECFCD2 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #ECFCD2 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.

#ECFCD2 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 #E3D4FC; it also sits naturally between #FCF8D4 and #D9FCD4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECFCD2 · RGB 236, 252, 210

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Color values

HEX#ECFCD2
RGB236, 252, 210
HSL83°, 88%, 91%
HSV83°, 17%, 99%
CMYK6%, 0%, 17%, 1%
XYZ81.04, 92.11, 74.48
Yxy92.11, 0.3273, 0.3720
CIE-Lab96.86, -12.37, 18.37
Hunter Lab95.97, -12.30, 16.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 99% · Blue 82%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECFCD2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECFCD2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECFCD2

.text { color: #ECFCD2; }
.background { background-color: #ECFCD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECFCD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 252, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(83, 88%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECFCD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 252, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECFCD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 252, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECFCD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECFCD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECFCD2

#DBF9A9#CAF782#B8F457#A6F22C#94E60F#78BB0C#5C9009#416506#283E04#0C1301

Tints of #ECFCD2

#EFFDD9#EFFDD9#F1FDDD#F1FDDD#F3FDE2#F3FDE2#F5FDE7#F5FDE7#F7FEEC#F7FEEC

Tones of #ECFCD2

#ECF9D7#EBF7DA#EBF4DD#EAF1DF#E9EEE2#E9EBE5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3D4FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.08:1 Fails
Against black text19.42:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECFCD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECFCD2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ECFCD2: ·

How #ECFCD2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #F3F3DCDeuteranopia · #F2F1DFTritanopia · #EDE4E6

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECFCD2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ff75a0
#FF75A0 · #FCE38A · #EAFFD0 · #95E1D3
Mellow Ruby Drift
#EDF6D0 · #E4F3B4 · #8EAF22 · #596E17
Palette Ff9d9d
#FF9D9D · #FFC5AA · #EEF8CD · #BBF1D2
Palette 8dbcc7
#8DBCC7 · #A4CCD9 · #C4E1E6 · #EBFFD8
Palette 3e5f44
#3E5F44 · #5E936C · #93DA97 · #E8FFD7
Palette 4a4466
#4A4466 · #6EADBC · #9FCBAD · #F1F7D4

Similar colors

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

#EAFFD0#EDF6D0#EEF8CD#EBFFD8#E8FFD7#F1F7D4#EFF5D2#F2F6D0#ECF4D6#F4F8D3#F1FADA#EFF3D5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECFCD1  ·  #ECFCD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECFCD2?

#ECFCD2 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 236, 252, 210). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECFCD2?

#ECFCD2 is RGB 236, 252, 210 — HSL 83°, 88%, 91% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 17%, 1%.

What colors go with #ECFCD2?

Its complement is #E3D4FC; analogous partners are #FCF8D4 and #D9FCD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECFCD2 for text?

Black text on #ECFCD2 has a contrast ratio of 19.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.