Palettes / Colors / #EFFDCA

#EFFDCA — Pale Vivid Green

#EFFDCA 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 #EFFDCA 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.

#EFFDCA 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 #D7C9FD; it also sits naturally between #FDF1C9 and #D5FDC9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 99% · Blue 79%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EFFDCA

.text { color: #EFFDCA; }
.background { background-color: #EFFDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 253, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 93%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 253, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 253, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EFFDCA

Tints of #EFFDCA

Tones of #EFFDCA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7C9FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFFDCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFFDCA

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 #EFFDCA 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 #EFFDCA 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

← #EFFDC9  ·  #EFFDCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFFDCA?

#EFFDCA is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 239, 253, 202). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFDCA?

#EFFDCA is RGB 239, 253, 202 — HSL 76°, 93%, 89% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 20%, 1%.

What colors go with #EFFDCA?

Its complement is #D7C9FD; analogous partners are #FDF1C9 and #D5FDC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFFDCA for text?

Black text on #EFFDCA has a contrast ratio of 19.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.