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#EFFAA3 Color

#EFFAA3 is rgb(239, 250, 163) in RGB, hsl(68, 90%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 35%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lemon Yellow (Crayola) (#FFFF9F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFFAA3
HEX#EFFAA3
RGBrgb(239, 250, 163)
HSLhsl(68, 90%, 81%)
HSVhsv(68, 35%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 35%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(95.7% 0.11 114.4)
LABlab(95.98% -13.44 40.49)
LCHlch(95.98% 42.66 108.36)

What #EFFAA3 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 #EFFAA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lemon Yellow (Crayola)#FFFF9FΔE 6.81Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 8.5Canary#FFFF99ΔE 8.97Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 9.13Pastel Yellow#FDFD96ΔE 9.26Khaki#F0E68CΔE 10.5

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

#EFFAA3 Channel Values

How #EFFAA3 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 239 · G 250 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 90% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 35% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.11:1 vs white · 18.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFFAA3 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 text18.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFFAA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFFAA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFFAA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EFFAA3
Complementary
#AFA3FA
Analogous
#FADAA3
Analogous
#C3FAA3
Triadic
#A3EFFA
Triadic
#FAA3EF
Split comp.
#A3C3FA
Split comp.
#DAA3FA

Tints & Shades of #EFFAA3

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

#F0FBAD
#F3FBBB
#F5FCC5
#F7FDD3
#F9FDDD
#FCFEEC

Shades

#E5F76E
#DBF538
#CBE90C
#9DB309
#6E7E07
#3F4904

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFFAA3.

How #EFFAA3 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#EFFAA3
Protanopia#F8F8A3
Protanomaly#F5F9A3
Deuteranopia#F6F6A4
Deuteranomaly#F3F8A3
Tritanopia#F8F1F1
Tritanomaly#F4F5D6
Achromatopsia#F3F3F3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFFAA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-effaa3: #EFFAA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFFAA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-effaa3': '#EFFAA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.980, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_effaa3">#EFFAA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFFAA3"

More Green Colors

#EFFAA3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EFFAA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFFAA3?

#EFFAA3 is a lightest green — rgb(239, 250, 163) in RGB and hsl(68, 90%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lemon Yellow (Crayola) (#FFFF9F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.81.

What is the RGB value of #EFFAA3?

#EFFAA3 is rgb(239, 250, 163) — red 239, green 250, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFFAA3?

#EFFAA3 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 35%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFFAA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFFAA3 scores 1.11:1 against white and 18.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFFAA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFFAA3 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 10.5, which is visibly different.

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