Palettes / Colors / #ECFED8
#ECFED8 — Pale Vivid Green
#ECFED8 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 #ECFED8 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.
#ECFED8 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 #E9D7FE; it also sits naturally between #FEFDD7 and #D9FED7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECFED8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 254, 216 |
| HSL | 88°, 95%, 92% |
| HSV | 88°, 15%, 100% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 15%, 0% |
| XYZ | 82.43, 93.67, 78.70 |
| Yxy | 93.67, 0.3235, 0.3676 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.50, -12.41, 16.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 96.79, -12.38, 14.82 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 100% · Blue 85%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECFED8
.text { color: #ECFED8; }
.background { background-color: #ECFED8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECFED8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 254, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(88, 95%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECFED8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 254, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECFED8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 254, 216, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECFED8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECFED8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECFED8
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E9D7FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.06:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.73:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECFED8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECFED8
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 #ECFED8: ·
How #ECFED8 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 #ECFED8 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 #ECFED8?
#ECFED8 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 236, 254, 216). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECFED8?
#ECFED8 is RGB 236, 254, 216 — HSL 88°, 95%, 92% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 15%, 0%.
What colors go with #ECFED8?
Its complement is #E9D7FE; analogous partners are #FEFDD7 and #D9FED7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECFED8 for text?
Black text on #ECFED8 has a contrast ratio of 19.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.