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Palettes / Colors / #EFF6EF

#EFF6EF — Pale Dusty Green

#EFF6EF is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the green family.

#EFF6EF 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 #F6EFF6; it also sits naturally between #F2F6EF and #EFF6F2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFF6EF · RGB 239, 246, 239

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Color values

HEX#EFF6EF
RGB239, 246, 239
HSL120°, 28%, 95%
HSV120°, 3%, 96%
CMYK3%, 0%, 3%, 4%
XYZ84.13, 90.49, 94.69
Yxy90.49, 0.3124, 0.3360
CIE-Lab96.20, -3.55, 2.55
Hunter Lab95.13, -3.58, 2.48

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 96% · Blue 94%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFF6EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFF6EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFF6EF

.text { color: #EFF6EF; }
.background { background-color: #EFF6EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF6EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 246, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 28%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF6EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 246, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF6EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 246, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFF6EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF6EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFF6EF

#D1E5D1#B4D5B4#97C497#79B479#5CA35C#498349#396539#284828#182A18#070D07

Tints of #EFF6EF

#EFF6EF#EFF6EF#EFF6EF#EFF6EF#F2F8F2#F2F8F2#F2F8F2#F2F8F2#F2F8F2#F2F8F2

Tones of #EFF6EF

#EFF5EF#F0F5F0#F0F4F0#F1F4F1#F1F3F1#F2F3F2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F6EFF6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.10:1 Fails
Against black text19.10:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFF6EF: #000000.

How #EFF6EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F2F2F1Deuteranopia · #F2F1F1Tritanopia · #EFF2F2

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 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFF6EF rather than the exact color:

Palette F9fa9b
#F9FA9B · #FF7777 · #CEECF0 · #F0F3F3
Palette E88d67
#E88D67 · #F3F7EC · #006989 · #005C78
Palette 464b71
#464B71 · #118AB2 · #7CD5C7 · #F2F2ED
Palette Ecf4f3
#ECF4F3 · #68B0AB · #006A71 · #FF7E67
Palette B5c18e
#B5C18E · #EADBC8 · #C7B7A3 · #F1F1F1
Palette D9dfc6
#D9DFC6 · #EFF3EA · #FFFDF0 · #FFF2C2

Similar colors

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

#F0F3F3#F3F7EC#F2F2ED#ECF4F3#F1F1F1#EFF3EA#F2F2F2#F2F3F3#EFF5F5#F5F5F0#F0F0F0#F4F4F2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFF6EE  ·  #EFF6F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFF6EF?

#EFF6EF is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 239, 246, 239). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF6EF?

#EFF6EF is RGB 239, 246, 239 — HSL 120°, 28%, 95% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 3%, 4%.

What colors go with #EFF6EF?

Its complement is #F6EFF6; analogous partners are #F2F6EF and #EFF6F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFF6EF for text?

Black text on #EFF6EF has a contrast ratio of 19.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.