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#E1EFBD Color

#E1EFBD is rgb(225, 239, 189) in RGB, hsl(77, 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 5.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E1EFBD
HEX#E1EFBD
RGBrgb(225, 239, 189)
HSLhsl(77, 61%, 84%)
HSVhsv(77, 21%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 21%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(92.9% 0.067 120.4)
LABlab(92.45% -11.01 22.65)
LCHlch(92.45% 25.19 115.93)

What #E1EFBD 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 #E1EFBD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 5.91Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 6.93Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2ΔE 8.69Cream#FFFDD0ΔE 8.93Lemon Chiffon#FFFACDΔE 9.23Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 9.56

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

#E1EFBD Channel Values

How #E1EFBD 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 225 · G 239 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 61% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · 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 · 17.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E1EFBD 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 text17.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E1EFBD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E1EFBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E1EFBD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E1EFBD
Complementary
#CBBDEF
Analogous
#EFE4BD
Analogous
#C8EFBD
Triadic
#BDE1EF
Triadic
#EFBDE1
Split comp.
#BDC8EF
Split comp.
#E4BDEF

Tints & Shades of #E1EFBD

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

#E5F1C6
#E8F3CE
#ECF5D6
#F0F7DE
#F4F9E6
#F7FBEF

Shades

#CCE490
#B6D85F
#A1CD32
#7B9C26
#576F1B
#303E0F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E1EFBD.

How #E1EFBD 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#E1EFBD
Protanopia#EDEDBD
Protanomaly#E8EEBD
Deuteranopia#EAEABE
Deuteranomaly#E7ECBD
Tritanopia#E7E9E9
Tritanomaly#E5ECD9
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E1EFBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e1efbd: #E1EFBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E1EFBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e1efbd': '#E1EFBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.937, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_e1efbd">#E1EFBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#E1EFBD"

More Green Colors

#E1EFBD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E1EFBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E1EFBD?

#E1EFBD is a lightest green — rgb(225, 239, 189) in RGB and hsl(77, 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 5.91.

What is the RGB value of #E1EFBD?

#E1EFBD is rgb(225, 239, 189) — red 225, green 239, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E1EFBD?

#E1EFBD 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 #E1EFBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E1EFBD scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E1EFBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E1EFBD 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 8.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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