Palettes / Colors / #EFFCBD

#EFFCBD — Pale Vivid Green

#EFFCBD is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) — not an exact match. CSS lemonchiffon gives you #FFFACD, a different color; use #EFFCBD 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.

#EFFCBD 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 #C8BBFC; it also sits naturally between #FCE8BB and #CEFCBB. 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 99% · Blue 74%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFFCBD

.text { color: #EFFCBD; }
.background { background-color: #EFFCBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFCBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 252, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 91%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFCBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 252, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFCBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 252, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFFCBD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8BBFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFFCBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFFCBD

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 #EFFCBD 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 #EFFCBD 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

← #EFFCBC  ·  #EFFCBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFFCBD?

#EFFCBD is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 239, 252, 189). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFCBD?

#EFFCBD is RGB 239, 252, 189 — HSL 72°, 91%, 86% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 25%, 1%.

What colors go with #EFFCBD?

Its complement is #C8BBFC; analogous partners are #FCE8BB and #CEFCBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFFCBD for text?

Black text on #EFFCBD has a contrast ratio of 19.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.