Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Honeydew

Honeydew is a light and pastel green color with HEX #F0FFF0. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 240, 255, 240, HSL 120, 100%, 97%, cool temperature, and is useful for web design, CSS color systems, and UI prototyping.

#F0FFF0 green cool lightpastel
HEX #F0FFF0
RGB rgb(240, 255, 240)
HSL hsl(120 100% 97%)
CMYK cmyk(6, 0, 6, 0)
Luminance 0.9634
Contrast Black 20.27:1White 1.04:1

CSS Utilities

--color-honeydew: #F0FFF0;
.bg-honeydew { background-color: #F0FFF0; }
.text-honeydew { color: #F0FFF0; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.9634
Black text20.27:1AA Pass
White text1.04:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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WCAG
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Harmonies
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Variants
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}
Pairings
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Knowledge graph
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Full JSON dataset 
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Color meaning and use

About Honeydew Color

Honeydew sits in the green family with cool temperature and light and pastel visual character. Standard CSS named color.

Its common associations include context dependent, which makes it relevant for web interfaces and design systems. In design work, Honeydew is most useful for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Green color familyBrowse named green colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Light colorsFind colors with light visual character.Pastel colorsFind colors with pastel visual character.Honeydew accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #F0FFF0.Honeydew CSS utilitiesUse Honeydew in CSS variables and utility classes.#F0FFF0 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Honeydew paletteOpen the generated palette based on Honeydew.Honeydew harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Honeydew against black and white text.

Black text20.27:1AA Pass
White text1.04:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Paper White#F7F7F2
Powder Coat White#F8F8F2
Mint Cream#F5FFFA
White Smoke#F5F5F5
Cloud#F5F6F7

Color Harmonies

#FFF0FF#FFF0FF
#F7FFF0#F7FFF0
#F0FFF7#F0FFF7
#F0F0FF#F0F0FF
#FFF0F0#FFF0F0
Open full Honeydew harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#94FF94#94FF94
Honeydew#F0FFF0
#F1FDF1#F1FDF1
White#FFFFFF
White#FFFFFF

Pairings

Black#000000
#FFF0FF#FFF0FF
#F7FFF0#F7FFF0
#F0FFF7#F0FFF7
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5