Palettes / Colors / #DCFCDC

#DCFCDC — Pale Vivid Green

#DCFCDC 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 #DCFCDC 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.

#DCFCDC 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 #FCDEFC; it also sits naturally between #EDFCDE and #DEFCED. 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 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCFCDC

.text { color: #DCFCDC; }
.background { background-color: #DCFCDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFCDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 252, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 84%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFCDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 252, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFCDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 252, 220, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCDEFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCFCDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFCDC

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:

How #DCFCDC 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 #DCFCDC 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

← #DCFCDB  ·  #DCFCDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCFCDC?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFCDC?

#DCFCDC is RGB 220, 252, 220 — HSL 120°, 84%, 93% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 13%, 1%.

What colors go with #DCFCDC?

Its complement is #FCDEFC; analogous partners are #EDFCDE and #DEFCED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCFCDC for text?

Black text on #DCFCDC has a contrast ratio of 19.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.