Palettes / Colors / #DCFFE4
#DCFFE4 — Pale Vivid Green
#DCFFE4 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: honeydew (#F0FFF0) — not an exact match. CSS honeydew gives you #F0FFF0, a different color; use #DCFFE4 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.
#DCFFE4 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 #FFDBF7; it also sits naturally between #E5FFDB and #DBFFF5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCFFE4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 255, 228 |
| HSL | 134°, 100%, 93% |
| HSV | 134°, 14%, 100% |
| CMYK | 14%, 0%, 11%, 0% |
| XYZ | 79.28, 92.34, 87.04 |
| Yxy | 92.34, 0.3065, 0.3570 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.96, -16.23, 9.14 |
| Hunter Lab | 96.09, -16.01, 8.65 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 100% · Blue 89%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCFFE4
.text { color: #DCFFE4; }
.background { background-color: #DCFFE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFFE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 255, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(134, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFFE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 255, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFFE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 255, 228, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCFFE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCFFE4">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FFDBF7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.08:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.47:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCFFE4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFFE4
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DCFFE4: ·
How #DCFFE4 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 #DCFFE4 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 #DCFFE4?
#DCFFE4 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 220, 255, 228). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFFE4?
#DCFFE4 is RGB 220, 255, 228 — HSL 134°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 11%, 0%.
What colors go with #DCFFE4?
Its complement is #FFDBF7; analogous partners are #E5FFDB and #DBFFF5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCFFE4 for text?
Black text on #DCFFE4 has a contrast ratio of 19.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.