Palettes / Colors / #DCF0BD

#DCF0BD — Pale Green

#DCF0BD is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

#DCF0BD 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 #D1BCF0; it also sits naturally between #F0EBBC and #C2F0BC. 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 74%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #DCF0BD

.text { color: #DCF0BD; }
.background { background-color: #DCF0BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCF0BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 240, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(84, 63%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCF0BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 240, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCF0BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 240, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCF0BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCF0BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1BCF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCF0BD: #000000.

How #DCF0BD 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 #DCF0BD or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCF0BC  ·  #DCF0BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCF0BD?

#DCF0BD is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 220, 240, 189). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCF0BD?

#DCF0BD is RGB 220, 240, 189 — HSL 84°, 63%, 84% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 21%, 6%.

What colors go with #DCF0BD?

Its complement is #D1BCF0; analogous partners are #F0EBBC and #C2F0BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCF0BD for text?

Black text on #DCF0BD has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.