Palettes / Colors / #DCFEC5

#DCFEC5 — Pale Vivid Green

#DCFEC5 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 #DCFEC5 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.

#DCFEC5 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 #E6C3FE; it also sits naturally between #F8FEC3 and #C3FEC9. 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 100% · Blue 77%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCFEC5

.text { color: #DCFEC5; }
.background { background-color: #DCFEC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFEC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 254, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(96, 97%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFEC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 254, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFEC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 254, 197, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCFEC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCFEC5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6C3FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCFEC5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFEC5

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 #DCFEC5 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 #DCFEC5 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

← #DCFEC4  ·  #DCFEC6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCFEC5?

#DCFEC5 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 220, 254, 197). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFEC5?

#DCFEC5 is RGB 220, 254, 197 — HSL 96°, 97%, 88% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 22%, 0%.

What colors go with #DCFEC5?

Its complement is #E6C3FE; analogous partners are #F8FEC3 and #C3FEC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCFEC5 for text?

Black text on #DCFEC5 has a contrast ratio of 19.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.