#EFFBF5
Closest named color: Mint Cream (#F5FFFA). oklch(97.7% 0.015 164.7), rgb(239, 251, 245).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (19.78:1).
About this color
#EFFBF5 is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 98%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Mint Cream (#F5FFFA), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.78:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | very light (98%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.015) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Mint Cream (#F5FFFA) |
| Black text | 19.78:1 |
| White text | 1.06:1 |
Values
| HEX | #EFFBF5 |
| RGB | rgb(239, 251, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(150, 60%, 96%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.7% 0.015 164.7) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #EFFBF5 | 1.06:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #EFFBF5 | 19.78:1 | AAA | Lc 101.9 | Preferred for body text |
| #EFFBF5 text on white | 1.06:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #EFFBF5 text on black | 19.78:1 | AAA | Lc -103.3 | Preferred for body text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 50.
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Step 50
50 (this color)
#EFFBF5
oklch(97.7% 0.015 164.7)
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Step 100
100
#E7EBE9
oklch(93.6% 0.005 165)
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Step 200
200
#D3DBD7
oklch(88.4% 0.01 164.8)
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Step 300
300
#B6C5BD
oklch(81% 0.02 162.8)
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Step 400
400
#90A79C
oklch(70.7% 0.03 165.1)
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Step 500
500
#749183
oklch(63% 0.039 164.3)
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Step 600
600
#5C7C6D
oklch(55.7% 0.043 164.5)
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Step 700
700
#4C685B
oklch(49.1% 0.039 164.6)
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Step 800
800
#3E554A
oklch(42.7% 0.034 164)
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Step 900
900
#35463E
oklch(37.7% 0.026 164.7)
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Step 950
950
#1F2924
oklch(27% 0.017 163.4)
#EFFBF5 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #FAF9F5 | 0.015 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F8F7F5 | 0.015 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #EDFBF9 | 0.006 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F8F8F8 | 0.015 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #EFFBF5, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Mint Cream #F5FFFA ΔE 0.014
- Honeydew #F0FFF0 ΔE 0.014
- Azure #F0FFFF ΔE 0.014
- Cultured #F8F9FA ΔE 0.015
- White Smoke #F5F5F5 ΔE 0.017
- Alice Blue #F0F8FF ΔE 0.018
- Floral White #FFFAF0 ΔE 0.021
- Light Cyan #E0FFFF ΔE 0.021
Use #EFFBF5 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.