Palettes / Colors / #DEFEC2

#DEFEC2 — Pale Vivid Green

#DEFEC2 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) — not an exact match. CSS lemonchiffon gives you #FFFACD, a different color; use #DEFEC2 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.

#DEFEC2 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 #E2C3FE; it also sits naturally between #FCFEC3 and #C3FEC5. 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 100% · Blue 76%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEFEC2

.text { color: #DEFEC2; }
.background { background-color: #DEFEC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEFEC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 254, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(92, 97%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEFEC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 254, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEFEC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 254, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEFEC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEFEC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEFEC2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2C3FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEFEC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEFEC2

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 #DEFEC2 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 #DEFEC2 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

← #DEFEC1  ·  #DEFEC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEFEC2?

#DEFEC2 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 222, 254, 194). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEFEC2?

#DEFEC2 is RGB 222, 254, 194 — HSL 92°, 97%, 88% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 24%, 0%.

What colors go with #DEFEC2?

Its complement is #E2C3FE; analogous partners are #FCFEC3 and #C3FEC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEFEC2 for text?

Black text on #DEFEC2 has a contrast ratio of 19.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.