Palettes / Colors / #DCFCB9

#DCFCB9 — Pale Vivid Green

#DCFCB9 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

#DCFCB9 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 #DABAFC; it also sits naturally between #FCFBBA and #BCFCBA. 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 99% · Blue 73%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCFCB9

.text { color: #DCFCB9; }
.background { background-color: #DCFCB9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFCB9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 252, 185); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 92%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFCB9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 252, 185, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFCB9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 252, 185, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCFCB9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCFCB9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCFCB9

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DABAFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCFCB9: #000000.

How #DCFCB9 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 #DCFCB9 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

← #DCFCB8  ·  #DCFCBA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCFCB9?

#DCFCB9 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 220, 252, 185). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFCB9?

#DCFCB9 is RGB 220, 252, 185 — HSL 89°, 92%, 86% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 27%, 1%.

What colors go with #DCFCB9?

Its complement is #DABAFC; analogous partners are #FCFBBA and #BCFCBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCFCB9 for text?

Black text on #DCFCB9 has a contrast ratio of 18.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.