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#DEEFC2 — Pale Green

#DEEFC2 is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #DEEFC2 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.

#DEEFC2 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 #D4C3EF; it also sits naturally between #EFEAC3 and #C8EFC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DEEFC2 · RGB 222, 239, 194

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Color values

HEX#DEEFC2
RGB222, 239, 194
HSL83°, 58%, 85%
HSV83°, 19%, 94%
CMYK7%, 0%, 19%, 6%
XYZ70.73, 81.16, 62.98
Yxy81.16, 0.3292, 0.3777
CIE-Lab92.20, -13.29, 19.92
Hunter Lab90.09, -12.90, 17.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 94% · Blue 76%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DEEFC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DEEFC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DEEFC2

.text { color: #DEEFC2; }
.background { background-color: #DEEFC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEEFC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 239, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(83, 58%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEEFC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 239, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEEFC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 239, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEEFC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEEFC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEEFC2

#CCE6A2#BBDE82#A9D562#97CD42#82B530#689127#51711E#3A5115#23300D#0C1004

Tints of #DEEFC2

#E0F0C7#E2F1CB#E5F2CF#E7F3D3#EBF5DB#EDF6DF#F0F8E3#F2F9E7#F4FAEB#F6FBEF

Tones of #DEEFC2

#DDECC6#DCE8C9#DCE5CC#DBE2CF#DADFD2#D9DCD6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4C3EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.22:1 Fails
Against black text17.23:1 AAA

Best text color on #DEEFC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEEFC2

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 #DEEFC2: ·

How #DEEFC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E6CDDeuteranopia · #E4E3D0Tritanopia · #DFD5D7

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 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DEEFC2 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Solace
#648316 · #2EABDD · #DF3EB1 · #E0EEC2
Palette A47251
#A47251 · #DD9E59 · #F0D8A1 · #DCF0C3
Palette Dcedc2
#DCEDC2 · #FFD3B5 · #FFAAA6 · #FF8C94
Palette A8e6cf
#A8E6CF · #DCEDC1 · #FFD3B6 · #FFAAA5
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
Golden Ruby Breeze
#DDF3BE · #B4E175 · #A9DE5E · #3B5714

Similar colors

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

#E0EEC2#DCF0C3#DCEDC2#DCEDC1#E1F0C4#DDF3BE#E3F2C1#D9EDBF#D9EFBD#E2F4C5#E1ECC8#D9F4C5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEEFC1  ·  #DEEFC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEEFC2?

#DEEFC2 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 222, 239, 194). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEEFC2?

#DEEFC2 is RGB 222, 239, 194 — HSL 83°, 58%, 85% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 19%, 6%.

What colors go with #DEEFC2?

Its complement is #D4C3EF; analogous partners are #EFEAC3 and #C8EFC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEEFC2 for text?

Black text on #DEEFC2 has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.