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#ECFFAE Color

#ECFFAE is rgb(236, 255, 174) in RGB, hsl(74, 100%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 32%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), visibly different at ΔE 10.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECFFAE
HEX#ECFFAE
RGBrgb(236, 255, 174)
HSLhsl(74, 100%, 84%)
HSVhsv(74, 32%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 32%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(96.7% 0.105 119.1)
LABlab(97.19% -15.85 36.62)
LCHlch(97.19% 39.90 113.40)

What #ECFFAE 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 #ECFFAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 10.55Lemon Yellow (Crayola)#FFFF9FΔE 10.97Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 12.38Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 12.66Canary#FFFF99ΔE 13.19Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 13.19

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

#ECFFAE Channel Values

How #ECFFAE 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 255 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 100% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 32% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 32% · 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 #ECFFAE 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 #ECFFAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECFFAE

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

Base
#ECFFAE
Complementary
#C0ADFF
Analogous
#FFE9AD
Analogous
#C3FFAD
Triadic
#ADECFF
Triadic
#FFADEC
Split comp.
#ADC3FF
Split comp.
#E9ADFF

Tints & Shades of #ECFFAE

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

#EEFFB8
#F1FFC2
#F3FFCC
#F5FFD6
#F8FFE0
#FAFFEB

Shades

#DFFF75
#D1FF38
#C3FF00
#95C200
#6A8A00
#3B4D00

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

How #ECFFAE 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#ECFFAE
Protanopia#FCFCAE
Protanomaly#F6FDAE
Deuteranopia#F9F9AF
Deuteranomaly#F4FBAE
Tritanopia#F5F7F7
Tritanomaly#F1FADD
Achromatopsia#F6F6F6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECFFAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecffae: #ECFFAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECFFAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecffae': '#ECFFAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 1.000, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_ecffae">#ECFFAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECFFAE"

More Green Colors

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

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#ECFFAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECFFAE?

#ECFFAE is a lightest green — rgb(236, 255, 174) in RGB and hsl(74, 100%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.55.

What is the RGB value of #ECFFAE?

#ECFFAE is rgb(236, 255, 174) — red 236, green 255, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECFFAE?

#ECFFAE converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 32%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECFFAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECFFAE 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 #ECFFAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECFFAE 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 13.66, which is visibly different.

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