Palettes / Colors / #DEFEAA
#DEFEAA — Pale Vivid Green
#DEFEAA 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 #DEFEAA 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.
#DEFEAA 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 #CAA9FE; it also sits naturally between #FEF4A9 and #B3FEA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEFEAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 254, 170 |
| HSL | 83°, 98%, 83% |
| HSV | 83°, 33%, 100% |
| CMYK | 13%, 0%, 33%, 0% |
| XYZ | 72.82, 89.32, 51.43 |
| Yxy | 89.32, 0.3410, 0.4182 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.71, -24.00, 36.85 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.51, -23.16, 29.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 100% · Blue 67%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEFEAA
.text { color: #DEFEAA; }
.background { background-color: #DEFEAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEFEAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 254, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(83, 98%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEFEAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 254, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEFEAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 254, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEFEAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEFEAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CAA9FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.11:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.86:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEFEAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEFEAA
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 #DEFEAA: ·
How #DEFEAA 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 #DEFEAA 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 #DEFEAA?
#DEFEAA is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 222, 254, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEFEAA?
#DEFEAA is RGB 222, 254, 170 — HSL 83°, 98%, 83% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 33%, 0%.
What colors go with #DEFEAA?
Its complement is #CAA9FE; analogous partners are #FEF4A9 and #B3FEA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEFEAA for text?
Black text on #DEFEAA has a contrast ratio of 18.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.