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#E0EFBD Color

#E0EFBD is rgb(224, 239, 189) in RGB, hsl(78, 61%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 21%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E0EFBD
HEX#E0EFBD
RGBrgb(224, 239, 189)
HSLhsl(78, 61%, 84%)
HSVhsv(78, 21%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 21%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(92.8% 0.067 121.3)
LABlab(92.38% -11.38 22.54)
LCHlch(92.38% 25.25 116.78)

What #E0EFBD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E0EFBD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#E0EFBD Channel Values

How #E0EFBD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 224 · G 239 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 78° · S 61% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 78° · S 21% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E0EFBD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E0EFBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E0EFBD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #E0EFBD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E0EFBD.

How #E0EFBD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E0EFBD
Protanopia#EDEDBD
Protanomaly#E8EEBD
Deuteranopia#EAEABE
Deuteranomaly#E6ECBD
Tritanopia#E6E9E9
Tritanomaly#E4ECD9
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E0EFBD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e0efbd: #E0EFBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E0EFBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e0efbd': '#E0EFBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.878, green: 0.937, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_e0efbd">#E0EFBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#E0EFBD"

More Green Colors

#E0EFBD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E0EFBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E0EFBD?

#E0EFBD is a lightest green — rgb(224, 239, 189) in RGB and hsl(78, 61%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.27.

What is the RGB value of #E0EFBD?

#E0EFBD is rgb(224, 239, 189) — red 224, green 239, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E0EFBD?

#E0EFBD converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 21%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E0EFBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E0EFBD scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E0EFBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E0EFBD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 8.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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