Palettes / Colors / #EFFBF5
#EFFBF5 — Pale Green
#EFFBF5 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 #EFFBF5 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.
#EFFBF5 is a cool 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 #FBEFF5; it also sits naturally between #EFFBEF and #EFFBFB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFFBF5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 251, 245 |
| HSL | 150°, 60%, 96% |
| HSV | 150°, 5%, 98% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 2%, 2% |
| XYZ | 86.58, 93.94, 99.95 |
| Yxy | 93.94, 0.3087, 0.3349 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.61, -5.00, 1.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 96.92, -5.07, 1.48 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 98% · Blue 96%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFFBF5
.text { color: #EFFBF5; }
.background { background-color: #EFFBF5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFBF5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 251, 245); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(150, 60%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFBF5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 251, 245, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFBF5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 251, 245, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFFBF5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFFBF5">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFFBF5
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Tones of #EFFBF5
Color harmonies
Complementary — #FBEFF5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.06:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.79:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFFBF5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFFBF5
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 #EFFBF5: ·
How #EFFBF5 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 #EFFBF5 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 #EFFBF5?
#EFFBF5 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 239, 251, 245). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFBF5?
#EFFBF5 is RGB 239, 251, 245 — HSL 150°, 60%, 96% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 2%, 2%.
What colors go with #EFFBF5?
Its complement is #FBEFF5; analogous partners are #EFFBEF and #EFFBFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFFBF5 for text?
Black text on #EFFBF5 has a contrast ratio of 19.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.