Palettes / Colors / #EFFDBA

#EFFDBA — Pale Vivid Green

#EFFDBA 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 #EFFDBA 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.

#EFFDBA 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 #C8BAFD; it also sits naturally between #FDEABA and #CDFDBA. 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 73%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFFDBA

.text { color: #EFFDBA; }
.background { background-color: #EFFDBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFDBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 253, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 94%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFDBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 253, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFDBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 253, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8BAFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFFDBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFFDBA

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 #EFFDBA 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 #EFFDBA 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

← #EFFDB9  ·  #EFFDBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFFDBA?

#EFFDBA is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 239, 253, 186). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFDBA?

#EFFDBA is RGB 239, 253, 186 — HSL 73°, 94%, 86% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 26%, 1%.

What colors go with #EFFDBA?

Its complement is #C8BAFD; analogous partners are #FDEABA and #CDFDBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFFDBA for text?

Black text on #EFFDBA has a contrast ratio of 19.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.