Palettes / Colors / #DCFAEE
#DCFAEE — Pale Green
#DCFAEE 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 #DCFAEE 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.
#DCFAEE is a cool 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 #FADBE8; it also sits naturally between #DBFADE and #DBF7FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCFAEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 250, 238 |
| HSL | 156°, 75%, 92% |
| HSV | 156°, 12%, 98% |
| CMYK | 12%, 0%, 5%, 2% |
| XYZ | 79.13, 89.76, 94.04 |
| Yxy | 89.76, 0.3010, 0.3414 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.90, -11.94, 2.46 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.74, -11.83, 2.40 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 98% · Blue 93%
Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCFAEE
.text { color: #DCFAEE; }
.background { background-color: #DCFAEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFAEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 250, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(156, 75%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFAEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 250, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFAEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 250, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCFAEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCFAEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FADBE8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.11:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.95:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCFAEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFAEE
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 #DCFAEE: ·
How #DCFAEE 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 #DCFAEE 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 #DCFAEE?
#DCFAEE is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 220, 250, 238). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFAEE?
#DCFAEE is RGB 220, 250, 238 — HSL 156°, 75%, 92% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 5%, 2%.
What colors go with #DCFAEE?
Its complement is #FADBE8; analogous partners are #DBFADE and #DBF7FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCFAEE for text?
Black text on #DCFAEE has a contrast ratio of 18.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.