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#E1EFC3 Color

#E1EFC3 is rgb(225, 239, 195) in RGB, hsl(79, 58%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 18%, 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 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E1EFC3
HEX#E1EFC3
RGBrgb(225, 239, 195)
HSLhsl(79, 58%, 85%)
HSVhsv(79, 18%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 18%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(93% 0.06 121.9)
LABlab(92.55% -10.35 19.73)
LCHlch(92.55% 22.28 117.67)

What #E1EFC3 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 #E1EFC3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 5.97Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 6.93Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 7.38Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2ΔE 7.46Cream#FFFDD0ΔE 8.63Lemon Chiffon#FFFACDΔE 9.01

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

#E1EFC3 Channel Values

How #E1EFC3 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 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 58% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 18% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E1EFC3 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 text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E1EFC3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E1EFC3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E1EFC3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E1EFC3
Complementary
#D1C3EF
Analogous
#EFE7C3
Analogous
#CBEFC3
Triadic
#C3E1EF
Triadic
#EFC3E1
Split comp.
#C3CBEF
Split comp.
#E7C3EF

Tints & Shades of #E1EFC3

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

#E5F1CB
#E9F3D3
#EDF5DB
#EFF6DF
#F3F9E7
#F7FBEF

Shades

#C9E292
#B3D666
#9BC936
#799D2A
#536D1D
#314011

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E1EFC3.

How #E1EFC3 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#E1EFC3
Protanopia#EDEDC3
Protanomaly#E8EEC3
Deuteranopia#EAEAC3
Deuteranomaly#E7ECC3
Tritanopia#E6EAEA
Tritanomaly#E4ECDC
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E1EFC3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e1efc3: #E1EFC3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E1EFC3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e1efc3': '#E1EFC3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.937, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_e1efc3">#E1EFC3</color>
SVG fillfill="#E1EFC3"

More Green Colors

#E1EFC3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#E1EFC3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E1EFC3?

#E1EFC3 is a lightest green — rgb(225, 239, 195) in RGB and hsl(79, 58%, 85%) 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 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #E1EFC3?

#E1EFC3 is rgb(225, 239, 195) — red 225, green 239, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E1EFC3?

#E1EFC3 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 18%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E1EFC3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E1EFC3 scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E1EFC3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E1EFC3 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 7.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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