Palettes / Colors / #EFFDE7
#EFFDE7 — Pale Vivid Green
#EFFDE7 is a green color we call Pale Vivid 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 #EFFDE7 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.
#EFFDE7 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 #F5E7FD; it also sits naturally between #FAFDE7 and #E7FDEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFFDE7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 253, 231 |
| HSL | 98°, 85%, 95% |
| HSV | 98°, 9%, 99% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 9%, 1% |
| XYZ | 85.15, 94.37, 89.33 |
| Yxy | 94.37, 0.3167, 0.3510 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.78, -8.44, 8.95 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.14, -8.50, 8.51 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 99% · Blue 91%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFFDE7
.text { color: #EFFDE7; }
.background { background-color: #EFFDE7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFDE7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 253, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(98, 85%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFDE7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 253, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFDE7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 253, 231, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFFDE7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFFDE7">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFFDE7
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Tones of #EFFDE7
Color harmonies
Complementary — #F5E7FD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.06:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.87:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFFDE7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFFDE7
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 #EFFDE7: ·
How #EFFDE7 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 #EFFDE7 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 #EFFDE7?
#EFFDE7 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 239, 253, 231). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFDE7?
#EFFDE7 is RGB 239, 253, 231 — HSL 98°, 85%, 95% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 9%, 1%.
What colors go with #EFFDE7?
Its complement is #F5E7FD; analogous partners are #FAFDE7 and #E7FDEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFFDE7 for text?
Black text on #EFFDE7 has a contrast ratio of 19.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.