Palettes / Colors / #DCF3BF

#DCF3BF — Pale Green

#DCF3BF is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #DCF3BF 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.

#DCF3BF 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 #D6BFF3; it also sits naturally between #F3F0BF and #C1F3BF. 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 95% · Blue 75%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCF3BF

.text { color: #DCF3BF; }
.background { background-color: #DCF3BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCF3BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 243, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(87, 68%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCF3BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 243, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCF3BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 243, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCF3BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCF3BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D6BFF3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCF3BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCF3BF

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 #DCF3BF 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 #DCF3BF 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

← #DCF3BE  ·  #DCF3C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCF3BF?

#DCF3BF is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 220, 243, 191). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCF3BF?

#DCF3BF is RGB 220, 243, 191 — HSL 87°, 68%, 85% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 21%, 5%.

What colors go with #DCF3BF?

Its complement is #D6BFF3; analogous partners are #F3F0BF and #C1F3BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCF3BF for text?

Black text on #DCF3BF has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.