Palettes / Colors / #CCFADE

#CCFADE — Pale Vivid Green

#CCFADE is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CCFADE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CCFADE is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FACCE8; it also sits naturally between #D1FACC and #CCFAF5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 98% · Blue 87%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CCFADE

.text { color: #CCFADE; }
.background { background-color: #CCFADE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCFADE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 250, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(143, 82%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCFADE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 250, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCFADE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 250, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCFADE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCFADE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCFADE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FACCE8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCFADE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCFADE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CCFADE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CCFADE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCFADD  ·  #CCFADF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCFADE?

#CCFADE is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 204, 250, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCFADE?

#CCFADE is RGB 204, 250, 222 — HSL 143°, 82%, 89% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 11%, 2%.

What colors go with #CCFADE?

Its complement is #FACCE8; analogous partners are #D1FACC and #CCFAF5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCFADE for text?

Black text on #CCFADE has a contrast ratio of 18.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.