Palettes / Colors / #EFF9EA
#EFF9EA — Pale Green
#EFF9EA is a green color we call Pale 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 #EFF9EA 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.
#EFF9EA 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 #F5EBF9; it also sits naturally between #F7F9EB and #EBF9ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFF9EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 249, 234 |
| HSL | 100°, 56%, 95% |
| HSV | 100°, 6%, 98% |
| CMYK | 4%, 0%, 6%, 2% |
| XYZ | 84.32, 92.04, 91.16 |
| Yxy | 92.04, 0.3152, 0.3440 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.84, -5.93, 6.05 |
| Hunter Lab | 95.94, -5.97, 5.81 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 98% · Blue 92%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFF9EA
.text { color: #EFF9EA; }
.background { background-color: #EFF9EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFF9EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 249, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(100, 56%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFF9EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 249, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFF9EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 249, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFF9EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFF9EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F5EBF9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.08:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.41:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFF9EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFF9EA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EFF9EA: ·
How #EFF9EA 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 #EFF9EA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EFF9EA?
#EFF9EA is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 239, 249, 234). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFF9EA?
#EFF9EA is RGB 239, 249, 234 — HSL 100°, 56%, 95% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 6%, 2%.
What colors go with #EFF9EA?
Its complement is #F5EBF9; analogous partners are #F7F9EB and #EBF9ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFF9EA for text?
Black text on #EFF9EA has a contrast ratio of 19.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.