Palettes / Colors / #EDFCEF
#EDFCEF — Pale Green
#EDFCEF is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.
#EDFCEF 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 #FCEEFA; it also sits naturally between #F3FCEE and #EEFCF7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EDFCEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 237, 252, 239 |
| HSL | 128°, 71%, 96% |
| HSV | 128°, 6%, 99% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 5%, 1% |
| XYZ | 85.32, 93.86, 95.28 |
| Yxy | 93.86, 0.3109, 0.3420 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.57, -7.23, 4.52 |
| Hunter Lab | 96.88, -7.29, 4.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 99% · Blue 94%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EDFCEF
.text { color: #EDFCEF; }
.background { background-color: #EDFCEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDFCEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 252, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(128, 71%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDFCEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 252, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDFCEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 252, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EDFCEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDFCEF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EDFCEF
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FCEEFA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.06:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EDFCEF: #000000.
How #EDFCEF 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 #EDFCEF 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 #EDFCEF?
#EDFCEF is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 237, 252, 239). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EDFCEF?
#EDFCEF is RGB 237, 252, 239 — HSL 128°, 71%, 96% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 5%, 1%.
What colors go with #EDFCEF?
Its complement is #FCEEFA; analogous partners are #F3FCEE and #EEFCF7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EDFCEF for text?
Black text on #EDFCEF has a contrast ratio of 19.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.