Palettes / Colors / #DEFDEC

#DEFDEC — Pale Vivid Green

#DEFDEC 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 #DEFDEC 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.

#DEFDEC 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 #FDDDEF; it also sits naturally between #DFFDDD and #DDFDFB. 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 7% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEFDEC

.text { color: #DEFDEC; }
.background { background-color: #DEFDEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEFDEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 253, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(147, 89%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEFDEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 253, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEFDEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 253, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEFDEC

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Tones of #DEFDEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDDDEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEFDEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEFDEC

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 #DEFDEC 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 #DEFDEC 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

← #DEFDEB  ·  #DEFDED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEFDEC?

#DEFDEC is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 222, 253, 236). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEFDEC?

#DEFDEC is RGB 222, 253, 236 — HSL 147°, 89%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 7%, 1%.

What colors go with #DEFDEC?

Its complement is #FDDDEF; analogous partners are #DFFDDD and #DDFDFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEFDEC for text?

Black text on #DEFDEC has a contrast ratio of 19.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.