Palettes / Colors / #ECFCD4
#ECFCD4 — Pale Vivid Green
#ECFCD4 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 #ECFCD4 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.
#ECFCD4 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 #E4D4FC; it also sits naturally between #FCF8D4 and #D8FCD4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECFCD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 252, 212 |
| HSL | 84°, 87%, 91% |
| HSV | 84°, 16%, 99% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 16%, 1% |
| XYZ | 81.29, 92.21, 75.80 |
| Yxy | 92.21, 0.3261, 0.3699 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.90, -12.06, 17.41 |
| Hunter Lab | 96.02, -12.00, 15.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 99% · Blue 83%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECFCD4
.text { color: #ECFCD4; }
.background { background-color: #ECFCD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECFCD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 252, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(84, 87%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECFCD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 252, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECFCD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 252, 212, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECFCD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECFCD4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECFCD4
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Tones of #ECFCD4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E4D4FC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.08:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.44:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECFCD4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECFCD4
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 #ECFCD4: ·
How #ECFCD4 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 #ECFCD4 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 #ECFCD4?
#ECFCD4 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 236, 252, 212). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECFCD4?
#ECFCD4 is RGB 236, 252, 212 — HSL 84°, 87%, 91% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 16%, 1%.
What colors go with #ECFCD4?
Its complement is #E4D4FC; analogous partners are #FCF8D4 and #D8FCD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECFCD4 for text?
Black text on #ECFCD4 has a contrast ratio of 19.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.