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#DCFFDC — Pale Vivid Green

#DCFFDC 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 #DCFFDC 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.

#DCFFDC 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 #FFDBFF; it also sits naturally between #EDFFDB and #DBFFED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCFFDC · RGB 220, 255, 220

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Color values

HEX#DCFFDC
RGB220, 255, 220
HSL120°, 100%, 93%
HSV120°, 14%, 100%
CMYK14%, 0%, 14%, 0%
XYZ78.19, 91.90, 81.33
Yxy91.90, 0.3110, 0.3655
CIE-Lab96.78, -17.62, 12.99
Hunter Lab95.87, -17.32, 12.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 100% · Blue 86%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DCFFDC

.text { color: #DCFFDC; }
.background { background-color: #DCFFDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFFDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 255, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFFDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 255, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFFDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 255, 220, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCFFDC

#ADFFAD#80FF80#52FF52#24FF24#00FA00#00CC00#009E00#007000#004200#001400

Tints of #DCFFDC

#DBFFDB#E0FFE0#E0FFE0#E0FFE0#E5FFE5#E5FFE5#E5FFE5#E5FFE5#EBFFEB#EBFFEB

Tones of #DCFFDC

#DEFDDE#E0FAE0#E3F7E3#E5F5E5#E8F2E8#EBF0EB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFDBFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.08:1 Fails
Against black text19.38:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCFFDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFFDC

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 #DCFFDC: ·

How #DCFFDC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EBEBE4Deuteranopia · #E9E7E7Tritanopia · #DEEBED

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 #DCFFDC rather than the exact color:

Palette F7c8e0
#F7C8E0 · #DFFFD8 · #B4E4FF · #95BDFF
Palette F9b2d7
#F9B2D7 · #CFECF3 · #DAF9DE · #F6FFDC
Palette 9fa1ff
#9FA1FF · #B5BAFF · #AEE2FF · #D9F9DF
Palette Ace1af
#ACE1AF · #B0EBB4 · #BFF6C3 · #E0FBE2
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0
Mint Sorbet
#40916C · #74C69D · #B7E4C7 · #D8F3DC

Similar colors

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

#DFFFD8#DAF9DE#D9F9DF#E0FBE2#D9F7E3#D8F3DC#E8FFD7#DEF5E5#D7FBE8#CFFDE1#CFFFE2#D9F1DE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCFFDB  ·  #DCFFDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCFFDC?

#DCFFDC is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 220, 255, 220). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFFDC?

#DCFFDC is RGB 220, 255, 220 — HSL 120°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 14%, 0%.

What colors go with #DCFFDC?

Its complement is #FFDBFF; analogous partners are #EDFFDB and #DBFFED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCFFDC for text?

Black text on #DCFFDC has a contrast ratio of 19.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.