#EFF8BF Color

#EFF8BF is rgb(239, 248, 191) in RGB, hsl(69, 80%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 23%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFF8BF

HEX#EFF8BF

RGBrgb(239, 248, 191)

HSLhsl(69, 80%, 86%)

HSVhsv(69, 23%, 97%)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 23%, 3%)

OKLCHoklch(95.8% 0.074 115.1)

LABlab(95.85% -9.88 26.45)

LCHlch(95.85% 28.24 110.48)

What #EFF8BF 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 #EFF8BF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 5.86 Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 7.12 Cream#FFFDD0ΔE 7.5 Lemon Chiffon#FFFACDΔE 7.84 Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 8.17 Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2ΔE 8.93

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

#EFF8BF Channel Values

How #EFF8BF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 239 · G 248 · B 191	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 69° · S 80% · L 86%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 69° · S 23% · V 97%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 4% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 3%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.11:1 vs white · 18.85:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFF8BF 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 text1.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text18.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFF8BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFF8BF; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EFF8BF

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

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How #EFF8BF 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#EFF8BF

Protanopia#F6F6BF

Protanomaly#F4F7BF

Deuteranopia#F5F5BF

Deuteranomaly#F3F6BF

Tritanopia#F5F2F2

Tritanomaly#F3F4DF

Achromatopsia#F3F3F3

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Using #EFF8BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eff8bf: #EFF8BF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFF8BF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eff8bf': '#EFF8BF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.973, blue: 0.749)

Android XML<color name="color_eff8bf">#EFF8BF</color>

SVG fillfill="#EFF8BF"

More Green Colors

#EFF8BF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#EFF8BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFF8BF?

#EFF8BF is a lightest green — rgb(239, 248, 191) in RGB and hsl(69, 80%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.86.

What is the RGB value of #EFF8BF?

#EFF8BF is rgb(239, 248, 191) — red 239, green 248, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFF8BF?

#EFF8BF converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 23%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFF8BF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFF8BF scores 1.11:1 against white and 18.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFF8BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFF8BF 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 lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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