Palettes / Colors / #EFFBB5

#EFFBB5 — Pale Vivid Green

#EFFBB5 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #EFFBB5 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.

#EFFBB5 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 #C2B6FB; it also sits naturally between #FBE4B6 and #CDFBB6. 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 71%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFFBB5

.text { color: #EFFBB5; }
.background { background-color: #EFFBB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFBB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 251, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 90%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFBB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 251, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFBB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 251, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFFBB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFFBB5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2B6FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFFBB5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFFBB5

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 #EFFBB5 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 #EFFBB5 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

← #EFFBB4  ·  #EFFBB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFFBB5?

#EFFBB5 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 239, 251, 181). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFBB5?

#EFFBB5 is RGB 239, 251, 181 — HSL 70°, 90%, 85% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 28%, 2%.

What colors go with #EFFBB5?

Its complement is #C2B6FB; analogous partners are #FBE4B6 and #CDFBB6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFFBB5 for text?

Black text on #EFFBB5 has a contrast ratio of 19.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.