Palettes / Colors / #DCFFAE

#DCFFAE — Pale Vivid Green

#DCFFAE is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

#DCFFAE 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 #D1ADFF; it also sits naturally between #FFFAAD and #B3FFAD. 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 68%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCFFAE

.text { color: #DCFFAE; }
.background { background-color: #DCFFAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFFAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 255, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(86, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFFAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 255, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFFAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 255, 174, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1ADFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCFFAE: #000000.

How #DCFFAE 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 #DCFFAE 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

← #DCFFAD  ·  #DCFFAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCFFAE?

#DCFFAE is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 220, 255, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFFAE?

#DCFFAE is RGB 220, 255, 174 — HSL 86°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 32%, 0%.

What colors go with #DCFFAE?

Its complement is #D1ADFF; analogous partners are #FFFAAD and #B3FFAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCFFAE for text?

Black text on #DCFFAE has a contrast ratio of 18.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.