Palettes / Colors / #EFFBDE
#EFFBDE — Pale Vivid Green
#EFFBDE is a green color we call Pale Vivid 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 #EFFBDE 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.
#EFFBDE 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 #EBDFFB; it also sits naturally between #FBF9DF and #E2FBDF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFFBDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 251, 222 |
| HSL | 85°, 78%, 93% |
| HSV | 85°, 12%, 98% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 12%, 2% |
| XYZ | 83.28, 92.62, 82.60 |
| Yxy | 92.62, 0.3222, 0.3583 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.07, -8.93, 12.55 |
| Hunter Lab | 96.24, -8.96, 11.68 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 98% · Blue 87%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFFBDE
.text { color: #EFFBDE; }
.background { background-color: #EFFBDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFBDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 251, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(85, 78%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFBDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 251, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFBDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 251, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFFBDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFFBDE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFFBDE
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Tones of #EFFBDE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EBDFFB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.08:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.52:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFFBDE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFFBDE
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 #EFFBDE: ·
How #EFFBDE 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 #EFFBDE 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 #EFFBDE?
#EFFBDE is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 239, 251, 222). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFBDE?
#EFFBDE is RGB 239, 251, 222 — HSL 85°, 78%, 93% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 12%, 2%.
What colors go with #EFFBDE?
Its complement is #EBDFFB; analogous partners are #FBF9DF and #E2FBDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFFBDE for text?
Black text on #EFFBDE has a contrast ratio of 19.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.