Palettes / Colors / #EFF6CB

#EFF6CB — Pale Green

#EFF6CB is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) — not an exact match. CSS lemonchiffon gives you #FFFACD, a different color; use #EFF6CB 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.

#EFF6CB 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 #D2CBF6; it also sits naturally between #F6E8CB and #D9F6CB. 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 80%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFF6CB

.text { color: #EFF6CB; }
.background { background-color: #EFF6CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF6CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 246, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 70%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF6CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 246, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF6CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 246, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF6CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF6CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2CBF6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFF6CB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF6CB

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 #EFF6CB 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 #EFF6CB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF6CB?

#EFF6CB is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 239, 246, 203). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF6CB?

#EFF6CB is RGB 239, 246, 203 — HSL 70°, 70%, 88% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 17%, 4%.

What colors go with #EFF6CB?

Its complement is #D2CBF6; analogous partners are #F6E8CB and #D9F6CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF6CB for text?

Black text on #EFF6CB has a contrast ratio of 18.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.