Palettes / Colors / #EFF4DF
#EFF4DF — Pale Muted Green
#EFF4DF is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #EFF4DF 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.
#EFF4DF 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 #E5E1F5; it also sits naturally between #F5EFE1 and #E6F5E1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFF4DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 244, 223 |
| HSL | 74°, 49%, 92% |
| HSV | 74°, 9%, 96% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 9%, 4% |
| XYZ | 81.27, 88.38, 82.59 |
| Yxy | 88.38, 0.3222, 0.3504 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.32, -5.27, 9.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.01, -5.28, 8.93 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 96% · Blue 87%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 4%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFF4DF
.text { color: #EFF4DF; }
.background { background-color: #EFF4DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF4DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 244, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 49%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF4DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 244, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF4DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 244, 223, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFF4DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF4DF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E5E1F5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.12:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.68:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFF4DF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF4DF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EFF4DF: ·
How #EFF4DF looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
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:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFF4DF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EFF4DF?
#EFF4DF is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 239, 244, 223). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF4DF?
#EFF4DF is RGB 239, 244, 223 — HSL 74°, 49%, 92% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 9%, 4%.
What colors go with #EFF4DF?
Its complement is #E5E1F5; analogous partners are #F5EFE1 and #E6F5E1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFF4DF for text?
Black text on #EFF4DF has a contrast ratio of 18.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.