Palettes / Colors / #DAFBEE
#DAFBEE — Pale Vivid Green
#DAFBEE is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: honeydew (#F0FFF0) — not an exact match. CSS honeydew gives you #F0FFF0, a different color; use #DAFBEE 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.
#DAFBEE is a cool 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 #FBDAE7; it also sits naturally between #DAFBDE and #DAF8FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAFBEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 251, 238 |
| HSL | 156°, 80%, 92% |
| HSV | 156°, 13%, 98% |
| CMYK | 13%, 0%, 5%, 2% |
| XYZ | 78.84, 90.07, 94.12 |
| Yxy | 90.07, 0.2997, 0.3424 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.03, -13.08, 2.63 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.91, -12.93, 2.57 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 98% · Blue 93%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAFBEE
.text { color: #DAFBEE; }
.background { background-color: #DAFBEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAFBEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 251, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(156, 80%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAFBEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 251, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAFBEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 251, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAFBEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAFBEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FBDAE7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.10:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.01:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAFBEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAFBEE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DAFBEE: ·
How #DAFBEE 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 #DAFBEE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DAFBEE?
#DAFBEE is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 218, 251, 238). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAFBEE?
#DAFBEE is RGB 218, 251, 238 — HSL 156°, 80%, 92% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 5%, 2%.
What colors go with #DAFBEE?
Its complement is #FBDAE7; analogous partners are #DAFBDE and #DAF8FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAFBEE for text?
Black text on #DAFBEE has a contrast ratio of 19.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.