Palettes / Colors / #F5FAEC
#F5FAEC — Pale Green
#F5FAEC is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: honeydew (#F0FFF0) — not an exact match. CSS honeydew gives you #F0FFF0, a different color; use #F5FAEC 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.
#F5FAEC 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 #F0EBFA; it also sits naturally between #FAF7EB and #EDFAEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F5FAEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 245, 250, 236 |
| HSL | 81°, 58%, 95% |
| HSV | 81°, 6%, 98% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 6%, 2% |
| XYZ | 86.98, 93.84, 92.89 |
| Yxy | 93.84, 0.3178, 0.3428 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.57, -4.08, 6.12 |
| Hunter Lab | 96.87, -4.14, 5.90 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 96% · Green 98% · Blue 93%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F5FAEC
.text { color: #F5FAEC; }
.background { background-color: #F5FAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F5FAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(245, 250, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 58%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F5FAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(245, 250, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F5FAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(245, 250, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F5FAEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F5FAEC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F0EBFA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.06:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F5FAEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F5FAEC
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 #F5FAEC: ·
How #F5FAEC 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 #F5FAEC 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 #F5FAEC?
#F5FAEC is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 245, 250, 236). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F5FAEC?
#F5FAEC is RGB 245, 250, 236 — HSL 81°, 58%, 95% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 6%, 2%.
What colors go with #F5FAEC?
Its complement is #F0EBFA; analogous partners are #FAF7EB and #EDFAEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F5FAEC for text?
Black text on #F5FAEC has a contrast ratio of 19.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.