Palettes / Colors / #EFFCEC
#EFFCEC — Pale Green
#EFFCEC 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 #EFFCEC 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.
#EFFCEC 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 #FAEDFC; it also sits naturally between #F8FCED and #EDFCF2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFFCEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 252, 236 |
| HSL | 109°, 73%, 96% |
| HSV | 109°, 6%, 99% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 6%, 1% |
| XYZ | 85.55, 94.03, 93.00 |
| Yxy | 94.03, 0.3139, 0.3450 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.64, -7.09, 6.18 |
| Hunter Lab | 96.97, -7.15, 5.96 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 99% · Blue 93%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFFCEC
.text { color: #EFFCEC; }
.background { background-color: #EFFCEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFCEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 252, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(109, 73%, 96%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFCEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 252, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFCEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 252, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFFCEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFFCEC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFFCEC
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Tones of #EFFCEC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #FAEDFC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.06:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.81:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFFCEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFFCEC
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 #EFFCEC: ·
How #EFFCEC 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 #EFFCEC 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 #EFFCEC?
#EFFCEC is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 239, 252, 236). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFCEC?
#EFFCEC is RGB 239, 252, 236 — HSL 109°, 73%, 96% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 6%, 1%.
What colors go with #EFFCEC?
Its complement is #FAEDFC; analogous partners are #F8FCED and #EDFCF2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFFCEC for text?
Black text on #EFFCEC has a contrast ratio of 19.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.