Palettes / Colors / #DEFEAE
#DEFEAE — Pale Vivid Green
#DEFEAE 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 #DEFEAE 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.
#DEFEAE 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 #CEAEFE; it also sits naturally between #FEF6AE and #B6FEAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEFEAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 254, 174 |
| HSL | 84°, 98%, 84% |
| HSV | 84°, 31%, 100% |
| CMYK | 13%, 0%, 31%, 0% |
| XYZ | 73.21, 89.47, 53.46 |
| Yxy | 89.47, 0.3387, 0.4140 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.78, -23.47, 34.94 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.59, -22.68, 28.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 100% · Blue 68%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEFEAE
.text { color: #DEFEAE; }
.background { background-color: #DEFEAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEFEAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 254, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(84, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEFEAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 254, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEFEAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 254, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEFEAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEFEAE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEAEFE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.11:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEFEAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEFEAE
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 #DEFEAE: ·
How #DEFEAE 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 #DEFEAE 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 #DEFEAE?
#DEFEAE is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 222, 254, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEFEAE?
#DEFEAE is RGB 222, 254, 174 — HSL 84°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 31%, 0%.
What colors go with #DEFEAE?
Its complement is #CEAEFE; analogous partners are #FEF6AE and #B6FEAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEFEAE for text?
Black text on #DEFEAE has a contrast ratio of 18.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.