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#EFF2EB — Pale Dusty Green

#EFF2EB is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) — not an exact match. CSS whitesmoke gives you #F5F5F5, a different color; use #EFF2EB 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.

#EFF2EB 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 #EFECF3; it also sits naturally between #F3F2EC and #EDF3EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFF2EB · RGB 239, 242, 235

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Color values

HEX#EFF2EB
RGB239, 242, 235
HSL86°, 21%, 94%
HSV86°, 3%, 95%
CMYK1%, 0%, 3%, 5%
XYZ82.34, 87.85, 91.21
Yxy87.85, 0.3150, 0.3361
CIE-Lab95.10, -2.22, 3.01
Hunter Lab93.73, -2.24, 2.92

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 95% · Blue 92%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFF2EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFF2EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFF2EB

.text { color: #EFF2EB; }
.background { background-color: #EFF2EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF2EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 242, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(86, 21%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF2EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 242, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF2EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 242, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF2EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF2EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFF2EB

#DAE1D1#C4CFB5#ADBD99#97AA7D#809763#697B51#51603E#3A442C#22281A#0A0C08

Tints of #EFF2EB

#F0F3EC#F0F3EC#F3F5F0#F3F5F0#F3F5F0#F3F5F0#F3F5F0#F5F7F3#F5F7F3#F5F7F3

Tones of #EFF2EB

#F0F2ED#F0F2ED#F0F2EE#F0F1EE#F0F1EF#F0F0EF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFECF3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.13:1 Fails
Against black text18.57:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFF2EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF2EB

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 #EFF2EB: ·

How #EFF2EB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F0F0EDDeuteranopia · #F0F0EDTritanopia · #EFEEEE

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFF2EB rather than the exact color:

Palette D9dfc6
#D9DFC6 · #EFF3EA · #FFFDF0 · #FFF2C2
Palette 88ab8e
#88AB8E · #AFC8AD · #EEE7DA · #F2F1EB
Palette F1f0e9
#F1F0E9 · #41644A · #0D4715 · #E9762B
Palette 464b71
#464B71 · #118AB2 · #7CD5C7 · #F2F2ED
Palette E62727
#E62727 · #F3F2EC · #DCDCDC · #1E93AB
Palette 96b6c5
#96B6C5 · #ADC4CE · #EEE0C9 · #F1F0E8

Similar colors

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

#EFF3EA#F2F1EB#F1F0E9#F2F2ED#F3F2EC#F1F0E8#EFEEEA#F2EFEA#ECF4E8#EEEEEE#EBF3E8#EEF2E6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFF2EA  ·  #EFF2EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF2EB?

#EFF2EB is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 239, 242, 235). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF2EB?

#EFF2EB is RGB 239, 242, 235 — HSL 86°, 21%, 94% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 3%, 5%.

What colors go with #EFF2EB?

Its complement is #EFECF3; analogous partners are #F3F2EC and #EDF3EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF2EB for text?

Black text on #EFF2EB has a contrast ratio of 18.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.