Palettes / Colors / #DDFFAD

#DDFFAD — Pale Vivid Green

#DDFFAD is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

#DDFFAD 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 #CFADFF; it also sits naturally between #FFF8AD and #B4FFAD. 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 100% · Blue 68%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDFFAD

.text { color: #DDFFAD; }
.background { background-color: #DDFFAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDFFAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 255, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(85, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDFFAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 255, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDFFAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 255, 173, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFADFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDFFAD: #000000.

How #DDFFAD 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 #DDFFAD 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

← #DDFFAC  ·  #DDFFAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDFFAD?

#DDFFAD is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 221, 255, 173). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDFFAD?

#DDFFAD is RGB 221, 255, 173 — HSL 85°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 32%, 0%.

What colors go with #DDFFAD?

Its complement is #CFADFF; analogous partners are #FFF8AD and #B4FFAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDFFAD for text?

Black text on #DDFFAD has a contrast ratio of 18.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.