Palettes / Colors / #EFFFDE
#EFFFDE — Pale Vivid Green
#EFFFDE is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #EFFFDE 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.
#EFFFDE 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 #EFE0FF; it also sits naturally between #FFFEE0 and #E1FFE0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFFFDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 255, 222 |
| HSL | 89°, 100%, 94% |
| HSV | 89°, 13%, 100% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 13%, 0% |
| XYZ | 84.54, 95.14, 83.02 |
| Yxy | 95.14, 0.3218, 0.3622 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.09, -10.92, 14.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.54, -10.95, 12.99 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 100% · Blue 87%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFFFDE
.text { color: #EFFFDE; }
.background { background-color: #EFFFDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFFDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 255, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 100%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFFDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 255, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFFDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 255, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFFFDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFFFDE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFE0FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.05:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.03:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFFFDE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFFFDE
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 #EFFFDE: ·
How #EFFFDE 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 #EFFFDE 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 #EFFFDE?
#EFFFDE is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 239, 255, 222). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFFDE?
#EFFFDE is RGB 239, 255, 222 — HSL 89°, 100%, 94% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 13%, 0%.
What colors go with #EFFFDE?
Its complement is #EFE0FF; analogous partners are #FFFEE0 and #E1FFE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFFFDE for text?
Black text on #EFFFDE has a contrast ratio of 20.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.