#ECFCCB — Tints, Shades & Color Values

#ECFCCB

#ECFCCB is a very light, vivid green. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class lime-100 (e.g. bg-lime-100, text-lime-100). Its nearest CSS named color is lightgoldenrodyellow (#fafad2). For readable text on a #ECFCCB background, black text gives the strongest contrast (19.35:1). Because it is so light, #ECFCCB works best as a background or surface color paired with dark text, or as a high-percentage tint in an existing palette.

Want to fine-tune this color interactively? Open #ECFCCB in the tint & shade generator to explore the full lightness, hue, and chroma scales and copy any step.

Color Values

Hex#ECFCCB
RGBrgb(236, 252, 203)
HSLhsl(80, 89%, 89%)
HSV / HSB80°, 19%, 99%
Nearest namedlightgoldenrodyellow (#fafad2)

Need these in another format? Use our hex to RGB converter for quick two-way conversion.

#ECFCCB in Tailwind CSS (lime-100)

#ECFCCB ships with Tailwind CSS as lime-100 — use it as bg-lime-100, text-lime-100, or border-lime-100. It sits at step 100 of the lime ramp; every other step links to its own page:

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #ECFCCB (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

Shades of #ECFCCB (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #ECFCCB background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

Text color White text 1.09:1 — AA normal: Fail · AA large: Fail · AAA: Fail
Black text 19.35:1 — AA normal: Pass · AA large: Pass · AAA: Pass

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a darker shade of #ECFCCB from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More green colors in the library: #D1FAE5 (emerald-100), #E8F0EC, #DCFCE7 (green-100), #BBF7D0 (green-200), #ECFDF5 (emerald-50), #F0FDF4 (green-50).

Frequently Asked Questions

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