Palettes / Colors / #DCFFAA

#DCFFAA — Pale Vivid Green

#DCFFAA 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 #DCFFAA 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.

#DCFFAA 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 #CCA8FF; it also sits naturally between #FFF8A8 and #B0FFA8. 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 67%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCFFAA

.text { color: #DCFFAA; }
.background { background-color: #DCFFAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFFAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 255, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(85, 100%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFFAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 255, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFFAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 255, 170, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCA8FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCFFAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFFAA

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 #DCFFAA 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 #DCFFAA 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCFFAA?

#DCFFAA is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 220, 255, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFFAA?

#DCFFAA is RGB 220, 255, 170 — HSL 85°, 100%, 83% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 33%, 0%.

What colors go with #DCFFAA?

Its complement is #CCA8FF; analogous partners are #FFF8A8 and #B0FFA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCFFAA for text?

Black text on #DCFFAA has a contrast ratio of 18.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.