Palettes / Colors / #DEFCED

#DEFCED — Pale Vivid Green

#DEFCED is a green color we call Pale Vivid 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 #DEFCED 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.

#DEFCED is a cool 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 #FCDEED; it also sits naturally between #DEFCDE and #DEFCFC. 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 93%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEFCED

.text { color: #DEFCED; }
.background { background-color: #DEFCED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEFCED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 252, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(150, 83%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEFCED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 252, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEFCED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 252, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEFCED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCDEED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEFCED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEFCED

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 #DEFCED 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 #DEFCED 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

← #DEFCEC  ·  #DEFCEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEFCED?

#DEFCED is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 222, 252, 237). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEFCED?

#DEFCED is RGB 222, 252, 237 — HSL 150°, 83%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 6%, 1%.

What colors go with #DEFCED?

Its complement is #FCDEED; analogous partners are #DEFCDE and #DEFCFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEFCED for text?

Black text on #DEFCED has a contrast ratio of 19.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.