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#EFF6CC — Pale Green

#EFF6CC 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 #EFF6CC 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.

#EFF6CC 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.

#EFF6CC · RGB 239, 246, 204

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Color values

HEX#EFF6CC
RGB239, 246, 204
HSL70°, 70%, 88%
HSV70°, 17%, 96%
CMYK3%, 0%, 17%, 4%
XYZ79.45, 88.62, 70.04
Yxy88.62, 0.3337, 0.3722
CIE-Lab95.42, -9.26, 19.46
Hunter Lab94.14, -9.21, 17.30

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

Sample text in #EFF6CC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFF6CC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFF6CC

.text { color: #EFF6CC; }
.background { background-color: #EFF6CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF6CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 246, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 70%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF6CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 246, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF6CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 246, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF6CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF6CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFF6CC

#E4F0A8#D8E981#CDE35F#C0DC38#ACC723#8EA51D#6C7E16#4F5B10#2D3409#0F1103

Tints of #EFF6CC

#F0F7CF#F1F7D4#F1F7D4#F3F8D8#F4F9DC#F5FAE1#F7FAE5#F7FAE5#F8FBE9#FAFCEE

Tones of #EFF6CC

#EDF3CE#EBF0D1#E9EDD4#E7EAD7#E4E7DA#E2E3DD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2CBF6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.12:1 Fails
Against black text18.72:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFF6CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF6CC

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 #EFF6CC: ·

How #EFF6CC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F2F2D6Deuteranopia · #F2F1D9Tritanopia · #EFDEE0

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 #EFF6CC rather than the exact color:

Palette Ff9d9d
#FF9D9D · #FFC5AA · #EEF8CD · #BBF1D2
Mellow Ruby Drift
#EDF6D0 · #E4F3B4 · #8EAF22 · #596E17
Modern Ruby Bloom
#F0F4C8 · #C9DA2A · #919D20 · #3C410B
Palette 443627
#443627 · #D98324 · #EFDCAB · #F2F6D0
Crimson Ruby Summit
#F1F2C9 · #DEE27E · #BBC12E · #494C10
Palette 556b2f
#556B2F · #8FA31E · #C6D870 · #EFF5D2

Similar colors

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

#EEF8CD#EDF6D0#F0F4C8#F2F6D0#F1F2C9#EFF5D2#F3F2C9#F3F1CE#F4F3C8#F5F3C9#F3F0CA#F6F6C9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFF6CB  ·  #EFF6CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF6CC?

#EFF6CC is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 239, 246, 204). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF6CC?

#EFF6CC is RGB 239, 246, 204 — HSL 70°, 70%, 88% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 17%, 4%.

What colors go with #EFF6CC?

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

Can I use #EFF6CC for text?

Black text on #EFF6CC has a contrast ratio of 18.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.