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#EFFCC5 Color

#EFFCC5 is rgb(239, 252, 197) in RGB, hsl(74, 90%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 22%, 1%) 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 7.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFFCC5
HEX#EFFCC5
RGBrgb(239, 252, 197)
HSLhsl(74, 90%, 88%)
HSVhsv(74, 22%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 22%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(96.8% 0.072 118.6)
LABlab(96.97% -11.10 24.95)
LCHlch(96.97% 27.31 113.99)

What #EFFCC5 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 #EFFCC5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 7.21Cream#FFFDD0ΔE 7.36Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 7.98Lemon Chiffon#FFFACDΔE 8.07Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2ΔE 8.48Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 9.72

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

#EFFCC5 Channel Values

How #EFFCC5 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 252 · B 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 90% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 22% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.08:1 vs white · 19.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFFCC5 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 text1.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFFCC5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFFCC5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFFCC5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EFFCC5
Complementary
#D2C5FC
Analogous
#FCEDC5
Analogous
#D4FCC5
Triadic
#C5EFFC
Triadic
#FCC5EF
Split comp.
#C5D4FC
Split comp.
#EDC5FC

Tints & Shades of #EFFCC5

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

#F0FCCA
#F3FDD3
#F4FDD8
#F7FDE2
#F8FEE7
#FBFEF0

Shades

#DFF98B
#CFF651
#BFF316
#97C20A
#6A8807
#3C4E04

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFFCC5.

How #EFFCC5 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#EFFCC5
Protanopia#FAFAC5
Protanomaly#F6FBC5
Deuteranopia#F8F8C5
Deuteranomaly#F4F9C5
Tritanopia#F5F6F6
Tritanomaly#F3F8E4
Achromatopsia#F6F6F6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFFCC5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-effcc5: #EFFCC5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFFCC5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-effcc5': '#EFFCC5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.988, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_effcc5">#EFFCC5</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFFCC5"

More Green Colors

#EFFCC5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EFFCC5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFFCC5?

#EFFCC5 is a lightest green — rgb(239, 252, 197) in RGB and hsl(74, 90%, 88%) 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 7.21.

What is the RGB value of #EFFCC5?

#EFFCC5 is rgb(239, 252, 197) — red 239, green 252, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFFCC5?

#EFFCC5 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 22%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFFCC5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFFCC5 scores 1.08:1 against white and 19.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFFCC5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFFCC5 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 8.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.