Palettes / Colors / #DDF8EA

#DDF8EA — Pale Green

#DDF8EA is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.

#DDF8EA 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 #F8DDEB; it also sits naturally between #DEF8DD and #DDF8F8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 97% · Blue 92%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDF8EA

.text { color: #DDF8EA; }
.background { background-color: #DDF8EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDF8EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 248, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(149, 66%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDF8EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 248, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDF8EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 248, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDF8EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDF8EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F8DDEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDF8EA: #000000.

How #DDF8EA 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 #DDF8EA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDF8E9  ·  #DDF8EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDF8EA?

#DDF8EA is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 221, 248, 234). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDF8EA?

#DDF8EA is RGB 221, 248, 234 — HSL 149°, 66%, 92% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 6%, 3%.

What colors go with #DDF8EA?

Its complement is #F8DDEB; analogous partners are #DEF8DD and #DDF8F8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDF8EA for text?

Black text on #DDF8EA has a contrast ratio of 18.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.