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#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.

#EFF4DF · RGB 239, 244, 223

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Color values

HEX#EFF4DF
RGB239, 244, 223
HSL74°, 49%, 92%
HSV74°, 9%, 96%
CMYK2%, 0%, 9%, 4%
XYZ81.27, 88.38, 82.59
Yxy88.38, 0.3222, 0.3504
CIE-Lab95.32, -5.27, 9.54
Hunter Lab94.01, -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

Sample text in #EFF4DF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFF4DF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

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>

Shades of #EFF4DF

#DFE9BE#CEDD9C#BFD37E#AEC75C#9AB63E#7D9433#607227#47541D#2A3111#0D0F05

Tints of #EFF4DF

#F0F5E1#F2F6E4#F2F6E4#F4F7E8#F4F7E8#F4F7E8#F6F8EC#F6F8EC#F7FAF0#F7FAF0

Tones of #EFF4DF

#EFF3E2#EEF2E3#EEF0E5#EDEFE6#ECEDE8#EBECE9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5E1F5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.12:1 Fails
Against black text18.68:1 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:

100%
Sample heading text
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:

Protanopia · #F1F1E4Deuteranopia · #F1F1E5Tritanopia · #EFE8E9

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 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFF4DF rather than the exact color:

Palette F1f3e0
#F1F3E0 · #D2DCB6 · #A1BC98 · #778873
Palette F3f3e0
#F3F3E0 · #133E87 · #608BC1 · #CBDCEB
Palette Ebf4dd
#EBF4DD · #90AB8B · #5A7863 · #3B4953
Royal Ember
#F2C4EE · #ECAFAC · #F4F4DF · #BDF1BB
Palette 819a91
#819A91 · #A7C1A8 · #D1D8BE · #EEEFE0
Palette A1ccd1
#A1CCD1 · #F4F2DE · #E9B384 · #7C9D96

Similar colors

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

#F1F3E0#F3F3E0#EBF4DD#F4F4DF#EEEFE0#F4F2DE#F0F0DB#EDF6E5#ECEEDF#F1F0E4#F3F2DA#F5F5DC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFF4DE  ·  #EFF4E0 →

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.