Palettes / Colors / #DCEFC4

#DCEFC4 — Pale Green

#DCEFC4 is a green color we call Pale 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 #DCEFC4 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.

#DCEFC4 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 #D7C3EF; it also sits naturally between #EFECC3 and #C5EFC3. 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 86% · Green 94% · Blue 77%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCEFC4

.text { color: #DCEFC4; }
.background { background-color: #DCEFC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCEFC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 239, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(87, 57%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCEFC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 239, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCEFC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 239, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCEFC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCEFC4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7C3EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCEFC4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCEFC4

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 #DCEFC4 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 #DCEFC4 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

← #DCEFC3  ·  #DCEFC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCEFC4?

#DCEFC4 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 220, 239, 196). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCEFC4?

#DCEFC4 is RGB 220, 239, 196 — HSL 87°, 57%, 85% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 18%, 6%.

What colors go with #DCEFC4?

Its complement is #D7C3EF; analogous partners are #EFECC3 and #C5EFC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCEFC4 for text?

Black text on #DCEFC4 has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.