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#EFFACA — Pale Vivid Green

#EFFACA 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 #EFFACA 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.

#EFFACA 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 #D7CCFA; it also sits naturally between #FAEECC and #D8FACC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFFACA · RGB 239, 250, 202

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Color values

HEX#EFFACA
RGB239, 250, 202
HSL74°, 83%, 89%
HSV74°, 19%, 98%
CMYK4%, 0%, 19%, 2%
XYZ80.44, 90.99, 69.20
Yxy90.99, 0.3343, 0.3781
CIE-Lab96.40, -11.55, 21.85
Hunter Lab95.39, -11.48, 19.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 98% · Blue 79%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EFFACA

.text { color: #EFFACA; }
.background { background-color: #EFFACA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFACA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 250, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 83%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFACA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 250, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFACA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 250, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFFACA

#E4F7A6#D7F37C#CCEF57#BFEB2D#ADDB14#8CB110#6E8C0D#4D6209#303D06#0F1302

Tints of #EFFACA

#F1FBD0#F1FBD0#F2FBD5#F4FCDA#F5FCDE#F5FCDE#F6FCE3#F8FDE8#F8FDE8#F9FDEC

Tones of #EFFACA

#EEF7CF#ECF3D2#EAF0D6#E8EDD9#E7EADC#E5E6E0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7CCFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.09:1 Fails
Against black text19.20:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFFACA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFFACA

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 #EFFACA: ·

How #EFFACA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F4F4D6Deuteranopia · #F3F2D8Tritanopia · #F0DFE1

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 #EFFACA rather than the exact color:

Palette Ff9d9d
#FF9D9D · #FFC5AA · #EEF8CD · #BBF1D2
Modern Ruby Bloom
#F0F4C8 · #C9DA2A · #919D20 · #3C410B
Palette 12486b
#12486B · #419197 · #78D6C6 · #F5FCCD
Mellow Ruby Drift
#EDF6D0 · #E4F3B4 · #8EAF22 · #596E17
Palette Ea907a
#EA907A · #FBC687 · #F4F7C5 · #AACDBE
Palette 443627
#443627 · #D98324 · #EFDCAB · #F2F6D0

Similar colors

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

#EEF8CD#F0F4C8#F5FCCD#EDF6D0#F4F7C5#F2F6D0#F6F6C9#F1F2C9#F0FFC3#F4F3C8#F3F2C9#F5F3C9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFFAC9  ·  #EFFACB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFFACA?

#EFFACA is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 239, 250, 202). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFACA?

#EFFACA is RGB 239, 250, 202 — HSL 74°, 83%, 89% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 19%, 2%.

What colors go with #EFFACA?

Its complement is #D7CCFA; analogous partners are #FAEECC and #D8FACC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFFACA for text?

Black text on #EFFACA has a contrast ratio of 19.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.