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#DCFFAB — Pale Vivid Green

#DCFFAB 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 #DCFFAB 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.

#DCFFAB 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 #CFADFF; it also sits naturally between #FFF8AD and #B4FFAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCFFAB · RGB 220, 255, 171

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Color values

HEX#DCFFAB
RGB220, 255, 171
HSL85°, 100%, 84%
HSV85°, 33%, 100%
CMYK14%, 0%, 33%, 0%
XYZ72.63, 89.68, 52.01
Yxy89.68, 0.3389, 0.4184
CIE-Lab95.86, -25.05, 36.53
Hunter Lab94.70, -24.14, 29.67

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

Sample text in #DCFFAB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCFFAB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCFFAB

.text { color: #DCFFAB; }
.background { background-color: #DCFFAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFFAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 255, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(85, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFFAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 255, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFFAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 255, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCFFAB

#CCFF85#BBFF5C#AAFF33#99FF0A#83E000#6BB800#538F00#3B6600#243D00#0C1400

Tints of #DCFFAB

#DFFFB3#E1FFB8#E6FFC2#E8FFC7#EAFFCC#ECFFD1#EEFFD6#F2FFE0#F4FFE5#F7FFEB

Tones of #DCFFAB

#DCF9B3#DBF3B9#DAEDBF#D9E8C5#D8E2CA#D7DCD0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFADFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.11:1 Fails
Against black text18.94:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCFFAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFFAB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DCFFAB: ·

How #DCFFAB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EBEBBFDeuteranopia · #E9E7C4Tritanopia · #DECFD3

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCFFAB rather than the exact color:

Palette E1ffb1
#E1FFB1 · #C7F2A4 · #B6E388 · #FCFFB2
Palette Dcffb7
#DCFFB7 · #FF6868 · #FFBB64 · #FFEAA7
Palette 8be3e1
#8BE3E1 · #D3F7AD · #95BB76 · #97935C
Palette Ffcfdf
#FFCFDF · #FEFDCA · #E0F9B5 · #A5DEE5
Palette C9182b
#C9182B · #F23A3A · #E3F3AC · #44C662
Palette 3d6271
#3D6271 · #3D899C · #45A298 · #D8F8B7

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E1FFB1#DCFFB7#D3F7AD#E0F9B5#E3F3AC#D8F8B7#E9FFB2#E7FBB4#EBFFAF#DDFFBB#E4F1AC#E1FFBB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCFFAA  ·  #DCFFAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCFFAB?

#DCFFAB is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 220, 255, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFFAB?

#DCFFAB is RGB 220, 255, 171 — HSL 85°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 33%, 0%.

What colors go with #DCFFAB?

Its complement is #CFADFF; analogous partners are #FFF8AD and #B4FFAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCFFAB for text?

Black text on #DCFFAB has a contrast ratio of 18.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.