Palettes / Colors / #EFFBE5

#EFFBE5 — Pale Green

#EFFBE5 is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: honeydew (#F0FFF0) — not an exact match. CSS honeydew gives you #F0FFF0, a different color; use #EFFBE5 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.

#EFFBE5 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 #F1E5FB; it also sits naturally between #FAFBE5 and #E5FBE6. 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 90%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFFBE5

.text { color: #EFFBE5; }
.background { background-color: #EFFBE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFBE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 251, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(93, 73%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFBE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 251, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFBE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 251, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFFBE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFFBE5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1E5FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFFBE5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFFBE5

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 #EFFBE5 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 #EFFBE5 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

← #EFFBE4  ·  #EFFBE6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFFBE5?

#EFFBE5 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 239, 251, 229). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFBE5?

#EFFBE5 is RGB 239, 251, 229 — HSL 93°, 73%, 94% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 9%, 2%.

What colors go with #EFFBE5?

Its complement is #F1E5FB; analogous partners are #FAFBE5 and #E5FBE6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFFBE5 for text?

Black text on #EFFBE5 has a contrast ratio of 19.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.