Palettes / Colors / #DCFAEA
#DCFAEA — Pale Green
#DCFAEA is a green color we call Pale 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 #DCFAEA 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.
#DCFAEA 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 #FADBEC; it also sits naturally between #DCFADB and #DBFAF9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCFAEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 250, 234 |
| HSL | 148°, 75%, 92% |
| HSV | 148°, 12%, 98% |
| CMYK | 12%, 0%, 6%, 2% |
| XYZ | 78.55, 89.53, 90.98 |
| Yxy | 89.53, 0.3032, 0.3456 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.80, -12.68, 4.38 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.62, -12.54, 4.23 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 98% · Blue 92%
Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCFAEA
.text { color: #DCFAEA; }
.background { background-color: #DCFAEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFAEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 250, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(148, 75%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFAEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 250, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFAEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 250, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCFAEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCFAEA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FADBEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.11:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.91:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCFAEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFAEA
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 #DCFAEA: ·
How #DCFAEA 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 #DCFAEA 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 #DCFAEA?
#DCFAEA is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 220, 250, 234). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFAEA?
#DCFAEA is RGB 220, 250, 234 — HSL 148°, 75%, 92% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 6%, 2%.
What colors go with #DCFAEA?
Its complement is #FADBEC; analogous partners are #DCFADB and #DBFAF9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCFAEA for text?
Black text on #DCFAEA has a contrast ratio of 18.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.