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#EEFEB3 — Pale Vivid Green

#EEFEB3 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 #EEFEB3 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.

#EEFEB3 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 #C4B4FE; it also sits naturally between #FEE9B4 and #C9FEB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEFEB3 · RGB 238, 254, 179

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Color values

HEX#EEFEB3
RGB238, 254, 179
HSL73°, 97%, 85%
HSV73°, 30%, 100%
CMYK6%, 0%, 30%, 0%
XYZ78.84, 92.32, 56.31
Yxy92.32, 0.3466, 0.4058
CIE-Lab96.95, -17.06, 34.20
Hunter Lab96.08, -16.81, 28.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 100% · Blue 70%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEFEB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEFEB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEFEB3

.text { color: #EEFEB3; }
.background { background-color: #EEFEB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEFEB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 254, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 97%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEFEB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 254, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEFEB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 254, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEFEB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEFEB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEFEB3

#E5FD8B#DBFD63#D2FC3B#C9FB13#B2E203#8EB503#6F8D02#4F6402#2F3C01#101400

Tints of #EEFEB3

#EFFEB9#F0FEBE#F1FEC3#F2FEC8#F5FED2#F6FED7#F7FEDC#F8FFE1#F9FFE6#FAFFEB

Tones of #EEFEB3

#EBF8B9#E8F3BE#E5EEC4#E2E9C9#DFE3CE#DCDED3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4B4FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.08:1 Fails
Against black text19.46:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEFEB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEFEB3

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 #EEFEB3: ·

How #EEFEB3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F5F5C5Deuteranopia · #F4F3CATritanopia · #EFD3D7

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 #EEFEB3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 27e1ce
#27E1CE · #EFFFB7 · #D6EC78 · #FF98DA
Palette Ee9494
#EE9494 · #EBFFAF · #B4E8C0 · #C3B9EA
Palette 1b3c68
#1B3C68 · #0074E4 · #00B8C0 · #E9FFB2
Palette F3feb8
#F3FEB8 · #FFDE4D · #FFB22C · #FF4C4C
Palette 638c6d
#638C6D · #E7FBB4 · #DF6D2D · #C84C05
Palette 8e3e63
#8E3E63 · #D2649A · #F6FAB9 · #CAE6B2

Similar colors

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

#EFFFB7#EBFFAF#E9FFB2#F3FEB8#E7FBB4#F6FAB9#EEFABD#F8FAB4#F2F4B2#F7FFBA#F5F4B3#EDF7BD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEFEB2  ·  #EEFEB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEFEB3?

#EEFEB3 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 238, 254, 179). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEFEB3?

#EEFEB3 is RGB 238, 254, 179 — HSL 73°, 97%, 85% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 30%, 0%.

What colors go with #EEFEB3?

Its complement is #C4B4FE; analogous partners are #FEE9B4 and #C9FEB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEFEB3 for text?

Black text on #EEFEB3 has a contrast ratio of 19.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.