Close to Cream
#EFFBC9
#EFFBC9 is a very light, vivid green, close to the color Cream. In RGB it’s made of 93.7% red, 98.4% green, and 78.8% blue. Its hue is 74°, with 86% saturation and 89% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #EFFBC9.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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19.31:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EFFBC9 as they’d see it.
#EFFBC9 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #EFFBC9
What color is #EFFBC9?
#EFFBC9 is a very light, vivid green, close to the color Cream. In RGB it’s made of 93.7% red, 98.4% green, and 78.8% blue. Its hue is 74°, with 86% saturation and 89% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EFFBC9 in RGB?
#EFFBC9 is rgb(239, 251, 201): 239 red, 251 green, and 201 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EFFBC9 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(5, 0, 20, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EFFBC9?
PANTONE 7485 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EFFBC9?
Its complement #F7F4FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.