Palettes / Colors / #DEF7EA

#DEF7EA — Pale Green

#DEF7EA is a green color we call Pale 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 #DEF7EA 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.

#DEF7EA 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 #F7DEEB; it also sits naturally between #DFF7DE and #DEF7F7. 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 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEF7EA

.text { color: #DEF7EA; }
.background { background-color: #DEF7EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEF7EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 247, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(149, 61%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEF7EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 247, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEF7EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 247, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEF7EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEF7EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F7DEEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEF7EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEF7EA

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:

How #DEF7EA 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 #DEF7EA 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

← #DEF7E9  ·  #DEF7EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEF7EA?

#DEF7EA is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 222, 247, 234). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEF7EA?

#DEF7EA is RGB 222, 247, 234 — HSL 149°, 61%, 92% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 5%, 3%.

What colors go with #DEF7EA?

Its complement is #F7DEEB; analogous partners are #DFF7DE and #DEF7F7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEF7EA for text?

Black text on #DEF7EA has a contrast ratio of 18.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.