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#DCFCDA — Pale Vivid Green

#DCFCDA is a green color we call Pale Vivid 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 #DCFCDA 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.

#DCFCDA 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 #FAD9FC; it also sits naturally between #EDFCD9 and #D9FCE8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCFCDA · RGB 220, 252, 218

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Color values

HEX#DCFCDA
RGB220, 252, 218
HSL116°, 85%, 92%
HSV116°, 13%, 99%
CMYK13%, 0%, 13%, 1%
XYZ76.98, 89.90, 79.62
Yxy89.90, 0.3123, 0.3647
CIE-Lab95.95, -16.49, 12.84
Hunter Lab94.81, -16.19, 11.86

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 99% · Blue 85%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #DCFCDA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCFCDA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCFCDA

.text { color: #DCFCDA; }
.background { background-color: #DCFCDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFCDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 252, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(116, 85%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFCDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 252, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFCDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 252, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCFCDA

#B4F8AF#8CF584#68F25F#41EF34#20E212#1AB80F#148E0B#0F6808#093D05#031302

Tints of #DCFCDA

#DCFCD9#E0FCDE#E0FCDE#E4FDE3#E4FDE3#E4FDE3#E9FDE7#E9FDE7#EDFDEC#EDFDEC

Tones of #DCFCDA

#DEF9DC#E0F7DE#E2F5E1#E4F2E3#E6EFE6#E8EDE8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAD9FC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.11:1 Fails
Against black text18.98:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCFCDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFCDA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DCFCDA: ·

How #DCFCDA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EAEAE2Deuteranopia · #E8E6E4Tritanopia · #DEE9EA

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCFCDA rather than the exact color:

Palette F7c8e0
#F7C8E0 · #DFFFD8 · #B4E4FF · #95BDFF
Palette F9b2d7
#F9B2D7 · #CFECF3 · #DAF9DE · #F6FFDC
Palette 9fa1ff
#9FA1FF · #B5BAFF · #AEE2FF · #D9F9DF
Palette Ace1af
#ACE1AF · #B0EBB4 · #BFF6C3 · #E0FBE2
Mint Sorbet
#40916C · #74C69D · #B7E4C7 · #D8F3DC
Forest Cabin
#081C15 · #1B4332 · #2D6A4F · #D8F3DC

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DFFFD8#DAF9DE#D9F9DF#E0FBE2#D8F3DC#D9F7E3#DBF2D4#D9F1DE#D9F7CF#E8FFD7#E3F2D6#E1F0DA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCFCD9  ·  #DCFCDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCFCDA?

#DCFCDA is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 220, 252, 218). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFCDA?

#DCFCDA is RGB 220, 252, 218 — HSL 116°, 85%, 92% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 13%, 1%.

What colors go with #DCFCDA?

Its complement is #FAD9FC; analogous partners are #EDFCD9 and #D9FCE8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCFCDA for text?

Black text on #DCFCDA has a contrast ratio of 18.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.