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#EFFBC5 Color

#EFFBC5 is rgb(239, 251, 197) in RGB, hsl(73, 87%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 22%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cream (#FFFDD0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFFBC5
HEX#EFFBC5
RGBrgb(239, 251, 197)
HSLhsl(73, 87%, 88%)
HSVhsv(73, 22%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 22%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(96.6% 0.071 117.9)
LABlab(96.72% -10.64 24.60)
LCHlch(96.72% 26.80 113.39)

What #EFFBC5 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 #EFFBC5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cream#FFFDD0ΔE 6.88Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 7.33Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 7.39Lemon Chiffon#FFFACDΔE 7.56Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2ΔE 7.93Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 9.7

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

#EFFBC5 Channel Values

How #EFFBC5 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 251 · B 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 87% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 22% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.09:1 vs white · 19.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFFBC5 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 text1.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFFBC5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFFBC5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFFBC5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EFFBC5
Complementary
#D1C6FB
Analogous
#FBECC6
Analogous
#D5FBC6
Triadic
#C6EFFB
Triadic
#FBC6EF
Split comp.
#C6D5FB
Split comp.
#ECC6FB

Tints & Shades of #EFFBC5

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

#F1FBCB
#F3FCD4
#F5FCD9
#F7FDE2
#F9FDE7
#FBFEF1

Shades

#E0F78D
#D0F353
#C1EF1A
#98BF0D
#6B8609
#3D4C05

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFFBC5.

How #EFFBC5 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#EFFBC5
Protanopia#F9F9C5
Protanomaly#F5FAC5
Deuteranopia#F7F7C5
Deuteranomaly#F4F9C5
Tritanopia#F5F5F5
Tritanomaly#F3F7E3
Achromatopsia#F5F5F5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFFBC5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-effbc5: #EFFBC5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFFBC5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-effbc5': '#EFFBC5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.984, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_effbc5">#EFFBC5</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFFBC5"

More Green Colors

#EFFBC5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EFFBC5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFFBC5?

#EFFBC5 is a lightest green — rgb(239, 251, 197) in RGB and hsl(73, 87%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cream (#FFFDD0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.88.

What is the RGB value of #EFFBC5?

#EFFBC5 is rgb(239, 251, 197) — red 239, green 251, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFFBC5?

#EFFBC5 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 22%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFFBC5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFFBC5 scores 1.09:1 against white and 19.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFFBC5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFFBC5 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 7.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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