White color

Honey Dew #F0FFF0

#F0FFF0 · rgb(240, 255, 240)

Honey Dew is the color #F0FFF0. In RGB it is rgb(240, 255, 240) — 94% red, 100% green and 94% blue. Its CMYK breakdown is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 0% black, and in HSL it sits at 120° hue, 100% saturation and 97% lightness. Honey Dew is one of the 140 standard CSS / HTML color names, so color: honey-dew works in CSS. The closest web-safe color is #FFFFFF.

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Honey Dew color codes

Hex#F0FFF0
RGBrgb(240, 255, 240)
RGB %94%, 100%, 94%
HSLhsl(120, 100%, 97%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 6%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(98% 0.025 145)
Closest web-safe#FFFFFF

Honey Dew color meaning

Honey Dew is a soft and airy white — a cool color at 97% lightness and 100% saturation. Like other whites, it is linked with purity, simplicity and space. It makes rooms and layouts feel larger and cleaner, and lets other colors stand out.

Because it is soft and airy, honey dew works best for backgrounds, walls, baby rooms, wedding stationery and large calm surfaces. As text on white it would be too faint (1.0:1), so use it for fills and backgrounds and put black text on top (20.3:1).

What colors go with Honey Dew?

Honey Dew pairs well with Lavender Blush, Ivory, Mint Cream and Charcoal: Lavender Blush sits close to its opposite on the color wheel for strong contrast, Ivory and Mint Cream are neighbors that keep a scheme calm, and Charcoal gives the eye somewhere to rest.

ComplementaryLavender Blush#FFF0F5AnalogousIvory#FFFFF0AnalogousMint Cream#F5FFFANeutral partnerCharcoal#36454F

Build a full scheme around honey dew in the color matcher, blend it with another color in the color mixer, or copy ready-made HTML and CSS from the HTML color picker.

Honey Dew at a glance

Color familyWhite · cool, soft and airy
CSS color nameYes — honeydew works in CSS
As text on white1.04:1 — not readable as text
Best text on itBlack (20.27:1)
For print (CMYK)6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow, 0% black
Full screenOpen the honey dew screen — fill your display or download it in 4K

Contrast

Contrast ratio of Honey Dew against white and black text (WCAG 2.1 needs 4.5:1 for body text).

White text — 1.04:1 Black text — 20.27:1

Shades, tints & tones

Shades — toward black
Tints — toward white
Tones — toward gray

Color harmonies

Complementary
Analogous
Split-complementary
Triadic
Tetradic
Square
Rainbow

Colors similar to Honey Dew

Mint Cream#F5FFFAAzure#F0FFFFIvory Cream#FFF8E7Floral White#FFFAF0Ivory#FFFFF0Light Cyan#E0FFFF

Honey Dew color FAQ

What is the hex code for Honey Dew?

Honey Dew is #F0FFF0, which is rgb(240, 255, 240) and hsl(120, 100%, 97%). For print it is roughly C6 M0 Y6 K0.

What colors go with Honey Dew?

Honey Dew pairs well with Lavender Blush, Ivory, Mint Cream, Charcoal. Lavender Blush gives the strongest contrast, being close to its complementary color. Neutrals such as Charcoal also work well alongside it.

Is Honey Dew a warm or cool color?

Honey Dew is a cool color: its hue is 120°, on the green, blue and violet side of the color wheel.

What text color looks best on Honey Dew?

Black text, with a contrast ratio of 20.3:1, which meets WCAG AA for normal text.