Palettes / Colors / #DCFFEE
#DCFFEE — Pale Vivid Green
#DCFFEE 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 #DCFFEE 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.
#DCFFEE is a cool 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 #FFDBED; it also sits naturally between #DBFFDC and #DBFEFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCFFEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 255, 238 |
| HSL | 151°, 100%, 93% |
| HSV | 151°, 14%, 100% |
| CMYK | 14%, 0%, 7%, 0% |
| XYZ | 80.71, 92.91, 94.57 |
| Yxy | 92.91, 0.3009, 0.3464 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.19, -14.42, 4.34 |
| Hunter Lab | 96.39, -14.30, 4.21 |
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
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CSS code for #DCFFEE
.text { color: #DCFFEE; }
.background { background-color: #DCFFEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFFEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 255, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(151, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFFEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 255, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFFEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 255, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCFFEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCFFEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FFDBED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.07:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.58:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCFFEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFFEE
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 #DCFFEE: ·
How #DCFFEE 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 #DCFFEE 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 #DCFFEE?
#DCFFEE is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 220, 255, 238). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFFEE?
#DCFFEE is RGB 220, 255, 238 — HSL 151°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 7%, 0%.
What colors go with #DCFFEE?
Its complement is #FFDBED; analogous partners are #DBFFDC and #DBFEFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCFFEE for text?
Black text on #DCFFEE has a contrast ratio of 19.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.