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#DCFFEF — Pale Vivid Green

#DCFFEF 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 #DCFFEF 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.

#DCFFEF 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 #FFDBEB; it also sits naturally between #DBFFDD and #DBFDFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCFFEF · RGB 220, 255, 239

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Color values

HEX#DCFFEF
RGB220, 255, 239
HSL153°, 100%, 93%
HSV153°, 14%, 100%
CMYK14%, 0%, 6%, 0%
XYZ80.86, 92.97, 95.34
Yxy92.97, 0.3004, 0.3454
CIE-Lab97.21, -14.23, 3.86
Hunter Lab96.42, -14.12, 3.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 100% · Blue 94%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DCFFEF

.text { color: #DCFFEF; }
.background { background-color: #DCFFEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFFEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 255, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(153, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFFEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 255, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFFEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 255, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCFFEF

#ADFFDA#80FFC6#52FFB1#24FF9C#00FA89#00CC70#009E57#00703E#004224#00140B

Tints of #DCFFEF

#DBFFEF#E0FFF1#E0FFF1#E0FFF1#E5FFF4#E5FFF4#E5FFF4#E5FFF4#EBFFF6#EBFFF6

Tones of #DCFFEF

#DEFDEF#E0FAEE#E3F7EE#E5F5EE#E8F2EE#EBF0ED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFDBEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.07:1 Fails
Against black text19.59:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCFFEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFFEF

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 #DCFFEF: ·

How #DCFFEF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EBEBF3Deuteranopia · #E9E7F4Tritanopia · #DEF6F7

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 #DCFFEF rather than the exact color:

Palette 321e48
#321E48 · #43637E · #65DCD5 · #D9FFF4
Palette 1fab89
#1FAB89 · #62D2A2 · #9DF3C4 · #D7FBE8
Palette Defcf9
#DEFCF9 · #CADEFC · #C3BEF0 · #CCA8E9
Palette 003c43
#003C43 · #135D66 · #77B0AA · #E3FEF7
Palette 1e0342
#1E0342 · #0E46A3 · #9AC8CD · #E1F7F5
Palette 9a1f40
#9A1F40 · #D9455F · #74D4C0 · #DEF4F0

Similar colors

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

#D9FFF4#D7FBE8#DEFCF9#E3FEF7#E1F7F5#DEF4F0#E4F9F5#D7F8F7#DFF4F3#DAFFFB#D6F4ED#DAF4F5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCFFEE  ·  #DCFFF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCFFEF?

#DCFFEF is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 220, 255, 239). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFFEF?

#DCFFEF is RGB 220, 255, 239 — HSL 153°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 6%, 0%.

What colors go with #DCFFEF?

Its complement is #FFDBEB; analogous partners are #DBFFDD and #DBFDFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCFFEF for text?

Black text on #DCFFEF has a contrast ratio of 19.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.