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#EAF3CE Color

#EAF3CE is rgb(234, 243, 206) in RGB, hsl(75, 61%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Goldenrod Yellow (#FAFAD2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAF3CE
HEX#EAF3CE
RGBrgb(234, 243, 206)
HSLhsl(75, 61%, 88%)
HSVhsv(75, 15%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(94.8% 0.049 118.5)
LABlab(94.44% -7.73 16.86)
LCHlch(94.44% 18.54 114.64)

What #EAF3CE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EAF3CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#EAF3CE Channel Values

How #EAF3CE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 234 · G 243 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 75° · S 61% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 75° · S 15% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.15:1 vs white · 18.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAF3CE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EAF3CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EAF3CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAF3CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EAF3CE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EAF3CE.

How #EAF3CE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EAF3CE
Protanopia#F1F1CE
Protanomaly#EFF2CE
Deuteranopia#F0F0CE
Deuteranomaly#EEF1CE
Tritanopia#EEEFEF
Tritanomaly#EDF0E2
Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAF3CE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-eaf3ce: #EAF3CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAF3CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eaf3ce': '#EAF3CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.953, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_eaf3ce">#EAF3CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAF3CE"

More Green Colors

#EAF3CE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EAF3CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAF3CE?

#EAF3CE is a lightest green — rgb(234, 243, 206) in RGB and hsl(75, 61%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Goldenrod Yellow (#FAFAD2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.89.

What is the RGB value of #EAF3CE?

#EAF3CE is rgb(234, 243, 206) — red 234, green 243, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAF3CE?

#EAF3CE converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAF3CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAF3CE scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAF3CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAF3CE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 4.89, which is very hard to tell apart.

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