Palettes / Colors / #EFFAE1

#EFFAE1 — Pale Green

#EFFAE1 is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #EFFAE1 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.

#EFFAE1 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 #EBE0FA; it also sits naturally between #FAF8E0 and #E2FAE0. 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 88%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFFAE1

.text { color: #EFFAE1; }
.background { background-color: #EFFAE1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFAE1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 250, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(86, 71%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFAE1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 250, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFAE1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 250, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFFAE1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFFAE1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBE0FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFFAE1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFFAE1

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 #EFFAE1 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 #EFFAE1 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

← #EFFAE0  ·  #EFFAE2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFFAE1?

#EFFAE1 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 239, 250, 225). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFAE1?

#EFFAE1 is RGB 239, 250, 225 — HSL 86°, 71%, 93% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 10%, 2%.

What colors go with #EFFAE1?

Its complement is #EBE0FA; analogous partners are #FAF8E0 and #E2FAE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFFAE1 for text?

Black text on #EFFAE1 has a contrast ratio of 19.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.