#F0FFF0Honeydew (#F0FFF0) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 145°, lightness 0.98 and chroma 0.025. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #F0FFF0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 255, 240) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 100%, 97%) |
| HSV | hsv(120, 6%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(98.6 -7.6 5.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.985 0.025 145) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Honeydew shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#fbf9e0 — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow cast#f9ffeb — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: takes on a yellow-green cast#f0fff0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f0fff3 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 1.04:1 and against black 20.27:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f0fff0 · #c0cdc0 · #9aa69a · #768076 · #535c53 · #333a33
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#f0fff0 · #d7f0be · #d2d8a5 · #cbc090 · #c0a980 · #b39374
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#f0fff0 · #9ec1c1 · #81a582 · #3d898b · #49684a · #274b4b
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f0fff0 · #cddacd · #b189b3 · #617762 · #445745 · #2c382c
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f0fff0 · #e0dae0 · #959d95 · #5f5b5f · #212921 · #020102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f0fff0 · #c5cbc5 · #989f98 · #1e271e · #010602 · #cc71d0
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#f0fff0 · #c5cbc5 · #989f98 · #1e271e · #010602 · #f4b94d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f0fff0 · #e4d7e5 · #ae8eaf · #734e74 · #351a37 · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f0fff0 · #e4d7e5 · #9d93bc · #7e4a5f · #291f41 · #040001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f0fff0 · #d5dcec · #889ac0 · #824b47 · #401815 · #000008
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0fff0 · #cfdfe9 · #76a1ba · #734e74 · #3d1c02 · #030003
#F0FEF0 · #F1FCF1 · #F1FBF1 · #F2F9F1 · #F2F8F2
#C2D0C2 · #96A296 · #6D776D · #464E46 · #222922
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.