Palettes / Colors / #ECFFD8
#ECFFD8 — Pale Vivid Green
#ECFFD8 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 #ECFFD8 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.
#ECFFD8 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 #EAD6FF; it also sits naturally between #FFFED6 and #D7FFD6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECFFD8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 255, 216 |
| HSL | 89°, 100%, 92% |
| HSV | 89°, 15%, 100% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 15%, 0% |
| XYZ | 82.75, 94.31, 78.81 |
| Yxy | 94.31, 0.3234, 0.3686 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.76, -12.90, 16.56 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.11, -12.87, 15.14 |
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 #ECFFD8
.text { color: #ECFFD8; }
.background { background-color: #ECFFD8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECFFD8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 255, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 100%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECFFD8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 255, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECFFD8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 255, 216, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECFFD8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECFFD8">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAD6FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.06:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.86:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECFFD8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECFFD8
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 #ECFFD8: ·
How #ECFFD8 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 #ECFFD8 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 #ECFFD8?
#ECFFD8 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 236, 255, 216). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECFFD8?
#ECFFD8 is RGB 236, 255, 216 — HSL 89°, 100%, 92% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 15%, 0%.
What colors go with #ECFFD8?
Its complement is #EAD6FF; analogous partners are #FFFED6 and #D7FFD6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECFFD8 for text?
Black text on #ECFFD8 has a contrast ratio of 19.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.