Palettes / Colors / #DCFADE
#DCFADE — Pale Green
#DCFADE is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #DCFADE 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.
#DCFADE 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 #FADBF8; it also sits naturally between #E9FADB and #DBFAED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCFADE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 250, 222 |
| HSL | 124°, 75%, 92% |
| HSV | 124°, 12%, 98% |
| CMYK | 12%, 0%, 11%, 2% |
| XYZ | 76.89, 88.86, 82.21 |
| Yxy | 88.86, 0.3101, 0.3584 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.52, -14.82, 10.16 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.27, -14.57, 9.50 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 98% · Blue 87%
Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCFADE
.text { color: #DCFADE; }
.background { background-color: #DCFADE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFADE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 250, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(124, 75%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFADE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 250, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFADE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 250, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCFADE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCFADE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCFADE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FADBF8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.12:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCFADE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFADE
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 #DCFADE: ·
How #DCFADE 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 #DCFADE 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 #DCFADE?
#DCFADE is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 220, 250, 222). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFADE?
#DCFADE is RGB 220, 250, 222 — HSL 124°, 75%, 92% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 11%, 2%.
What colors go with #DCFADE?
Its complement is #FADBF8; analogous partners are #E9FADB and #DBFAED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCFADE for text?
Black text on #DCFADE has a contrast ratio of 18.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.