Palettes / Colors / #DEFEA4
#DEFEA4 — Pale Vivid Green
#DEFEA4 is a green color we call Pale Vivid 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 #DEFEA4 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.
#DEFEA4 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 #C4A4FE; it also sits naturally between #FEF1A4 and #B2FEA4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEFEA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 254, 164 |
| HSL | 81°, 98%, 82% |
| HSV | 81°, 35%, 100% |
| CMYK | 13%, 0%, 35%, 0% |
| XYZ | 72.27, 89.09, 48.51 |
| Yxy | 89.09, 0.3443, 0.4245 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.62, -24.76, 39.70 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.39, -23.85, 31.63 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 100% · Blue 64%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 35% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEFEA4
.text { color: #DEFEA4; }
.background { background-color: #DEFEA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEFEA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 254, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 98%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEFEA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 254, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEFEA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 254, 164, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEFEA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEFEA4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DEFEA4
Tints of #DEFEA4
Tones of #DEFEA4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #C4A4FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.12:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.82:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEFEA4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEFEA4
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DEFEA4: ·
How #DEFEA4 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 #DEFEA4 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DEFEA4?
#DEFEA4 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 222, 254, 164). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEFEA4?
#DEFEA4 is RGB 222, 254, 164 — HSL 81°, 98%, 82% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 35%, 0%.
What colors go with #DEFEA4?
Its complement is #C4A4FE; analogous partners are #FEF1A4 and #B2FEA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEFEA4 for text?
Black text on #DEFEA4 has a contrast ratio of 18.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.