Palettes / Colors / #DEFCEA

#DEFCEA — Pale Vivid Green

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

#DEFCEA 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 #FCDEF0; it also sits naturally between #E1FCDE and #DEFCF9. 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 99% · Blue 92%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEFCEA

.text { color: #DEFCEA; }
.background { background-color: #DEFCEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEFCEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 252, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(144, 83%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEFCEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 252, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEFCEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 252, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEFCEA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCDEF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEFCEA: #000000.

How #DEFCEA 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 #DEFCEA 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

← #DEFCE9  ·  #DEFCEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEFCEA?

#DEFCEA is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 222, 252, 234). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEFCEA?

#DEFCEA is RGB 222, 252, 234 — HSL 144°, 83%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 7%, 1%.

What colors go with #DEFCEA?

Its complement is #FCDEF0; analogous partners are #E1FCDE and #DEFCF9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEFCEA for text?

Black text on #DEFCEA has a contrast ratio of 19.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.