Palettes / Colors / #DCFEB3
#DCFEB3 — Pale Vivid Green
#DCFEB3 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #DCFEB3 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.
#DCFEB3 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 #D5B4FE; it also sits naturally between #FEFAB4 and #B7FEB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCFEB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 254, 179 |
| HSL | 87°, 97%, 85% |
| HSV | 87°, 30%, 100% |
| CMYK | 13%, 0%, 30%, 0% |
| XYZ | 73.09, 89.35, 56.04 |
| Yxy | 89.35, 0.3345, 0.4090 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.73, -23.50, 32.35 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.53, -22.70, 26.87 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 100% · Blue 70%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCFEB3
.text { color: #DCFEB3; }
.background { background-color: #DCFEB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFEB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 254, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(87, 97%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFEB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 254, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFEB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 254, 179, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCFEB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCFEB3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCFEB3
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Tones of #DCFEB3
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D5B4FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.11:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.87:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCFEB3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFEB3
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 #DCFEB3: ·
How #DCFEB3 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 #DCFEB3 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 #DCFEB3?
#DCFEB3 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 220, 254, 179). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFEB3?
#DCFEB3 is RGB 220, 254, 179 — HSL 87°, 97%, 85% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 30%, 0%.
What colors go with #DCFEB3?
Its complement is #D5B4FE; analogous partners are #FEFAB4 and #B7FEB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCFEB3 for text?
Black text on #DCFEB3 has a contrast ratio of 18.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.