Palettes / Colors / #ECFFA3
#ECFFA3 — Pale Vivid Green
#ECFFA3 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #ECFFA3 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.
#ECFFA3 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 #B6A3FF; it also sits naturally between #FFE3A3 and #BFFFA3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECFFA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 255, 163 |
| HSL | 72°, 100%, 82% |
| HSV | 72°, 36%, 100% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 36%, 0% |
| XYZ | 76.96, 92.00, 48.35 |
| Yxy | 92.00, 0.3542, 0.4233 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.82, -20.26, 41.93 |
| Hunter Lab | 95.92, -19.81, 33.26 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 100% · Blue 64%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 36% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECFFA3
.text { color: #ECFFA3; }
.background { background-color: #ECFFA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECFFA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 255, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECFFA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 255, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECFFA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 255, 163, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECFFA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECFFA3">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B6A3FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.08:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.40:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECFFA3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECFFA3
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 #ECFFA3: ·
How #ECFFA3 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 #ECFFA3 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 #ECFFA3?
#ECFFA3 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 236, 255, 163). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECFFA3?
#ECFFA3 is RGB 236, 255, 163 — HSL 72°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 36%, 0%.
What colors go with #ECFFA3?
Its complement is #B6A3FF; analogous partners are #FFE3A3 and #BFFFA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECFFA3 for text?
Black text on #ECFFA3 has a contrast ratio of 19.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.