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#EEFAAF — Pale Vivid Green

#EEFAAF is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #EEFAAF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EEFAAF is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BAAEFA; it also sits naturally between #FAE0AE and #C7FAAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEFAAF · RGB 238, 250, 175

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Color values

HEX#EEFAAF
RGB238, 250, 175
HSL70°, 88%, 83%
HSV70°, 30%, 98%
CMYK5%, 0%, 30%, 2%
XYZ77.18, 89.64, 53.79
Yxy89.64, 0.3498, 0.4063
CIE-Lab95.85, -15.63, 34.74
Hunter Lab94.68, -15.36, 28.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 98% · Blue 69%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #EEFAAF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEFAAF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEFAAF

.text { color: #EEFAAF; }
.background { background-color: #EEFAAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEFAAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 250, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 88%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEFAAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 250, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEFAAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 250, 175, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEFAAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEFAAF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEFAAF

#E5F787#DCF561#D4F23A#CBF014#B2D30D#92AD0B#718609#516006#313A04#101301

Tints of #EEFAAF

#EEFAB2#F0FBBC#F1FBC1#F2FBC5#F4FCCF#F6FCD4#F7FDD9#F8FDDD#FAFDE7#FBFEEC

Tones of #EEFAAF

#E9F4B3#E6EFB8#E2E9BE#DFE4C3#DBDEC9#D7D9CE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAAEFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.11:1 Fails
Against black text18.93:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEFAAF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEFAAF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EEFAAF: ·

How #EEFAAF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #F3F3C1Deuteranopia · #F3F2C6Tritanopia · #EFCFD3

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEFAAF rather than the exact color:

Palette Ee9494
#EE9494 · #EBFFAF · #B4E8C0 · #C3B9EA
Palette 1b3c68
#1B3C68 · #0074E4 · #00B8C0 · #E9FFB2
Palette F2f4b2
#F2F4B2 · #CCE490 · #0C907D · #0D627A
Palette 638c6d
#638C6D · #E7FBB4 · #DF6D2D · #C84C05
Palette Bae5d5
#BAE5D5 · #D7ACD4 · #EEC2C2 · #F2F2B0
Palette B2b377
#B2B377 · #D2D180 · #E5E483 · #F1F5A8

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EBFFAF#E9FFB2#F2F4B2#E7FBB4#F2F2B0#F1F5A8#EFFFB7#F0F1B3#F5F4B3#F3FEB8#F8FAB4#F0F8A4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEFAAE  ·  #EEFAB0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEFAAF?

#EEFAAF is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 238, 250, 175). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEFAAF?

#EEFAAF is RGB 238, 250, 175 — HSL 70°, 88%, 83% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 30%, 2%.

What colors go with #EEFAAF?

Its complement is #BAAEFA; analogous partners are #FAE0AE and #C7FAAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEFAAF for text?

Black text on #EEFAAF has a contrast ratio of 18.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.