Honeydew

#e3eadd

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for honeydew, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Honeydew is a pale green that feels gentle. Greens like this connect to growth and calm. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Honeydew color values

Every conversion for #e3eadd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e3eadd
RGB227, 234, 221
HSL92, 24%, 89%
HSV92, 6%, 92%
CMYK3%, 0%, 6%, 8%
Lab91.86, -4.63, 5.49
XYZ74.15, 80.4, 80.02
Decimal14936797
Web safe#ccffcc
Pantone621 C
Pantone621 CHex#e3eaddRgb227 234 221Cmyk3 0 6 8Lab92 -5 5Darker#9ab385Deep#bfcfb1Lighter#eff3ec

Shades of honeydew

Tints of honeydew

Colors that go with honeydew

Honeydew in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 3, 0, 6, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e3eadd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
3 0 6 8
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
7 4 10 14
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Honeydew in css

Copy #e3eadd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e3eadd; }
.text { color: #e3eadd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3eadd; }

How honeydew looks on light and dark

Honeydew and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e3eadd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.23:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
17.08:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e3eadd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Honeydew on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e3eadd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around honeydew? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn honeydew into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e3eadd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from honeydew, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #e3eadd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.