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#DCFFEC — Pale Vivid Green

#DCFFEC 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 #DCFFEC 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.

#DCFFEC 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 #FFDBEF; it also sits naturally between #DDFFDB and #DBFFFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCFFEC · RGB 220, 255, 236

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Color values

HEX#DCFFEC
RGB220, 255, 236
HSL147°, 100%, 93%
HSV147°, 14%, 100%
CMYK14%, 0%, 7%, 0%
XYZ80.42, 92.79, 93.03
Yxy92.79, 0.3020, 0.3485
CIE-Lab97.14, -14.78, 5.29
Hunter Lab96.33, -14.65, 5.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 100% · Blue 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DCFFEC

.text { color: #DCFFEC; }
.background { background-color: #DCFFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 255, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(147, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 255, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 255, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCFFEC

#ADFFD2#80FFB9#52FFA0#24FF86#00FA70#00CC5C#009E47#007032#00421E#001409

Tints of #DCFFEC

#DBFFEB#E0FFEE#E0FFEE#E0FFEE#E5FFF1#E5FFF1#E5FFF1#E5FFF1#EBFFF4#EBFFF4

Tones of #DCFFEC

#DEFDEC#E0FAEC#E3F7EC#E5F5EC#E8F2ED#EBF0ED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFDBEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.07:1 Fails
Against black text19.56:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCFFEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFFEC

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 #DCFFEC: ·

How #DCFFEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EBEBF1Deuteranopia · #E9E7F2Tritanopia · #DEF4F5

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 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette 1fab89
#1FAB89 · #62D2A2 · #9DF3C4 · #D7FBE8
Palette 321e48
#321E48 · #43637E · #65DCD5 · #D9FFF4
Palette Ace1af
#ACE1AF · #B0EBB4 · #BFF6C3 · #E0FBE2
Palette 9a1f40
#9A1F40 · #D9455F · #74D4C0 · #DEF4F0
Palette Ddf4e7
#DDF4E7 · #67C090 · #26667F · #124170
Palette Def5e5
#DEF5E5 · #BCEAD5 · #9ED5C5 · #8EC3B0

Similar colors

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

#D7FBE8#D9FFF4#E0FBE2#DEF4F0#DDF4E7#DEF5E5#D9F7E3#D6F4ED#E8FFE8#E1F7F5#E3FEF7#E7FBE6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCFFEB  ·  #DCFFED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCFFEC?

#DCFFEC is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 220, 255, 236). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFFEC?

#DCFFEC is RGB 220, 255, 236 — HSL 147°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 7%, 0%.

What colors go with #DCFFEC?

Its complement is #FFDBEF; analogous partners are #DDFFDB and #DBFFFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCFFEC for text?

Black text on #DCFFEC has a contrast ratio of 19.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.