Palettes / Colors / #EFFAC3

#EFFAC3 — Pale Vivid Green

#EFFAC3 is a green color we call Pale Vivid 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 #EFFAC3 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.

#EFFAC3 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 #CDC2FA; it also sits naturally between #FAE9C2 and #D3FAC2. 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 98% · Blue 76%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFFAC3

.text { color: #EFFAC3; }
.background { background-color: #EFFAC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFAC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 250, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 85%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFAC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 250, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFAC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 250, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFFAC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFFAC3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDC2FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFFAC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFFAC3

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 #EFFAC3 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 #EFFAC3 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

← #EFFAC2  ·  #EFFAC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFFAC3?

#EFFAC3 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 239, 250, 195). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFAC3?

#EFFAC3 is RGB 239, 250, 195 — HSL 72°, 85%, 87% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 22%, 2%.

What colors go with #EFFAC3?

Its complement is #CDC2FA; analogous partners are #FAE9C2 and #D3FAC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFFAC3 for text?

Black text on #EFFAC3 has a contrast ratio of 19.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.