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#EFFBE4 Color

#EFFBE4 is rgb(239, 251, 228) in RGB, hsl(91, 74%, 94%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Honey Dew (#F0FFF0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFFBE4
HEX#EFFBE4
RGBrgb(239, 251, 228)
HSLhsl(91, 74%, 94%)
HSVhsv(91, 9%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(97.3% 0.033 129.7)
LABlab(97.25% -7.08 9.64)
LCHlch(97.25% 11.96 126.29)

What #EFFBE4 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 #EFFBE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#EFFBE4 Channel Values

How #EFFBE4 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 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 91° · S 74% · L 94%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 91° · S 9% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.07:1 vs white · 19.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFFBE4 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 text1.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFFBE4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFFBE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFFBE4; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EFFBE4

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFFBE4.

How #EFFBE4 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#EFFBE4
Protanopia#F9F9E4
Protanomaly#F5FAE4
Deuteranopia#F7F7E4
Deuteranomaly#F4F9E4
Tritanopia#F2F8F8
Tritanomaly#F1F9F0
Achromatopsia#F7F7F7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFFBE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-effbe4: #EFFBE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFFBE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-effbe4': '#EFFBE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.984, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_effbe4">#EFFBE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFFBE4"

More Green Colors

#EFFBE4 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFFBE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFFBE4?

#EFFBE4 is a lightest green — rgb(239, 251, 228) in RGB and hsl(91, 74%, 94%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Honey Dew (#F0FFF0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.43.

What is the RGB value of #EFFBE4?

#EFFBE4 is rgb(239, 251, 228) — red 239, green 251, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFFBE4?

#EFFBE4 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFFBE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFFBE4 scores 1.07:1 against white and 19.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFFBE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFFBE4 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 honeydew (#F0FFF0) at a CIE76 distance of 4.43, which is very hard to tell apart.

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