Palettes / Colors / #DCFEE9
#DCFEE9 — Pale Vivid Green
#DCFEE9 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.
#DCFEE9 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 #FEDCF1; it also sits naturally between #E0FEDC and #DCFEFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCFEE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 254, 233 |
| HSL | 143°, 94%, 93% |
| HSV | 143°, 13%, 100% |
| CMYK | 13%, 0%, 8%, 0% |
| XYZ | 79.66, 91.98, 90.65 |
| Yxy | 91.98, 0.3037, 0.3507 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.81, -14.84, 6.36 |
| Hunter Lab | 95.91, -14.68, 6.10 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 100% · Blue 91%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCFEE9
.text { color: #DCFEE9; }
.background { background-color: #DCFEE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFEE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 254, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(143, 94%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFEE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 254, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFEE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 254, 233, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCFEE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCFEE9">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FEDCF1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.08:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.40:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCFEE9: #000000.
How #DCFEE9 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 #DCFEE9 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 #DCFEE9?
#DCFEE9 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 220, 254, 233). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFEE9?
#DCFEE9 is RGB 220, 254, 233 — HSL 143°, 94%, 93% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 8%, 0%.
What colors go with #DCFEE9?
Its complement is #FEDCF1; analogous partners are #E0FEDC and #DCFEFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCFEE9 for text?
Black text on #DCFEE9 has a contrast ratio of 19.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.