I lean light green because it carries through both the copy panel and the illustration, making the two halves feel connected. I’d keep “Find a job” clearly stronger than “For employers” if jobseekers are the main audience. That hierarchy matters more than the background preference alone.
The footer is the most underrated spot for this. People who scroll all the way down are already interested, so a small moment of motion there feels like a reward, not a distraction. Did you build it in Framer or code it?