Palettes / Colors / #EFF5EC

#EFF5EC — Pale Dusty Green

#EFF5EC is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: honeydew (#F0FFF0) — not an exact match. CSS honeydew gives you #F0FFF0, a different color; use #EFF5EC 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.

#EFF5EC 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 #F1EBF4; it also sits naturally between #F3F4EB and #EBF4ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 96% · Blue 93%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFF5EC

.text { color: #EFF5EC; }
.background { background-color: #EFF5EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF5EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 245, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(100, 31%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF5EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 245, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF5EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 245, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF5EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF5EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1EBF4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFF5EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF5EC

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:

How #EFF5EC 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 #EFF5EC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFF5EB  ·  #EFF5ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF5EC?

#EFF5EC is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 239, 245, 236). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF5EC?

#EFF5EC is RGB 239, 245, 236 — HSL 100°, 31%, 94% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 4%, 4%.

What colors go with #EFF5EC?

Its complement is #F1EBF4; analogous partners are #F3F4EB and #EBF4ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF5EC for text?

Black text on #EFF5EC has a contrast ratio of 18.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.