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#EFFFB2 — Pale Vivid Green

#EFFFB2 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #EFFFB2 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.

#EFFFB2 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 #C2B3FF; it also sits naturally between #FFE8B3 and #C9FFB3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EFFFB2 · RGB 239, 255, 178

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Color values

HEX#EFFFB2
RGB239, 255, 178
HSL72°, 100%, 85%
HSV72°, 30%, 100%
CMYK6%, 0%, 30%, 0%
XYZ79.39, 93.09, 55.90
Yxy93.09, 0.3476, 0.4076
CIE-Lab97.26, -17.31, 35.13
Hunter Lab96.48, -17.07, 29.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 100% · Blue 70%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EFFFB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EFFFB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EFFFB2

.text { color: #EFFFB2; }
.background { background-color: #EFFFB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFFB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 255, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 100%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFFB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 255, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFFB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 255, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFFFB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFFFB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EFFFB2

#E8FF8A#DFFF61#D7FF38#CFFF0F#B8E600#93B800#728F00#526600#313D00#101400

Tints of #EFFFB2

#F1FFB8#F2FFBD#F3FFC2#F4FFC7#F6FFD1#F7FFD6#F8FFDB#F9FFE0#FAFFE5#FBFFEB

Tones of #EFFFB2

#ECFAB8#E9F4BE#E6EFC3#E3E9C8#DFE4CE#DCDED3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2B3FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.07:1 Fails
Against black text19.62:1 AAA

Best text color on #EFFFB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFFFB2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EFFFB2: ·

How #EFFFB2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #F6F6C5Deuteranopia · #F5F4C9Tritanopia · #F0D3D7

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFFFB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ee9494
#EE9494 · #EBFFAF · #B4E8C0 · #C3B9EA
Palette 27e1ce
#27E1CE · #EFFFB7 · #D6EC78 · #FF98DA
Palette 1b3c68
#1B3C68 · #0074E4 · #00B8C0 · #E9FFB2
Palette F3feb8
#F3FEB8 · #FFDE4D · #FFB22C · #FF4C4C
Palette 638c6d
#638C6D · #E7FBB4 · #DF6D2D · #C84C05
Palette F08787
#F08787 · #FFC7A7 · #FEE2AD · #F8FAB4

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EBFFAF#EFFFB7#E9FFB2#F3FEB8#E7FBB4#F8FAB4#F6FAB9#F7FFBA#F2F4B2#FAFFAF#FBFFB1#EEFABD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFFFB1  ·  #EFFFB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFFFB2?

#EFFFB2 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 239, 255, 178). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFFB2?

#EFFFB2 is RGB 239, 255, 178 — HSL 72°, 100%, 85% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 30%, 0%.

What colors go with #EFFFB2?

Its complement is #C2B3FF; analogous partners are #FFE8B3 and #C9FFB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFFFB2 for text?

Black text on #EFFFB2 has a contrast ratio of 19.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.