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#ECFEBD Color

#ECFEBD is rgb(236, 254, 189) in RGB, hsl(77, 97%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 26%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECFEBD
HEX#ECFEBD
RGBrgb(236, 254, 189)
HSLhsl(77, 97%, 87%)
HSVhsv(77, 26%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 26%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(96.8% 0.086 120.6)
LABlab(97.15% -13.94 29.14)
LCHlch(97.15% 32.30 115.56)

What #ECFEBD 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 #ECFEBD, 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.

#ECFEBD Channel Values

How #ECFEBD 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 236 · G 254 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 97% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 26% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.08:1 vs white · 19.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECFEBD 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 text1.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #ECFEBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECFEBD; 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 #ECFEBD

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 #ECFEBD.

How #ECFEBD 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#ECFEBD
Protanopia#FBFBBD
Protanomaly#F5FCBD
Deuteranopia#F8F8BE
Deuteranomaly#F3FBBD
Tritanopia#F3F7F7
Tritanomaly#F1FAE2
Achromatopsia#F6F6F6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECFEBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecfebd: #ECFEBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECFEBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecfebd': '#ECFEBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.996, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_ecfebd">#ECFEBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECFEBD"

More Green Colors

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

#ECFEBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECFEBD?

#ECFEBD is a lightest green — rgb(236, 254, 189) in RGB and hsl(77, 97%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.09.

What is the RGB value of #ECFEBD?

#ECFEBD is rgb(236, 254, 189) — red 236, green 254, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECFEBD?

#ECFEBD converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 26%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECFEBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECFEBD scores 1.08:1 against white and 19.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECFEBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECFEBD 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 10.96, which is visibly different.

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