Palettes / Colors / #EFFFE3
#EFFFE3 — Pale Vivid Green
#EFFFE3 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 #EFFFE3 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.
#EFFFE3 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 #F4E5FF; it also sits naturally between #FDFFE5 and #E5FFE7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EFFFE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 239, 255, 227 |
| HSL | 94°, 100%, 95% |
| HSV | 94°, 11%, 100% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 11%, 0% |
| XYZ | 85.22, 95.42, 86.60 |
| Yxy | 95.42, 0.3189, 0.3570 |
| CIE-Lab | 98.20, -10.10, 11.59 |
| Hunter Lab | 97.68, -10.15, 10.90 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 100% · Blue 89%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EFFFE3
.text { color: #EFFFE3; }
.background { background-color: #EFFFE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFFFE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 255, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(94, 100%, 95%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFFFE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 255, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFFFE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 255, 227, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EFFFE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFFFE3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EFFFE3
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F4E5FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.05:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 20.08:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EFFFE3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFFFE3
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 #EFFFE3: ·
How #EFFFE3 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 #EFFFE3 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 #EFFFE3?
#EFFFE3 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 239, 255, 227). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EFFFE3?
#EFFFE3 is RGB 239, 255, 227 — HSL 94°, 100%, 95% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 11%, 0%.
What colors go with #EFFFE3?
Its complement is #F4E5FF; analogous partners are #FDFFE5 and #E5FFE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EFFFE3 for text?
Black text on #EFFFE3 has a contrast ratio of 20.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.05:1.