Palettes / Colors / #DEFECA

#DEFECA — Pale Vivid Green

#DEFECA is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #DEFECA 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.

#DEFECA 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 #E9C8FE; it also sits naturally between #F8FEC8 and #C8FECE. 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 79%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEFECA

.text { color: #DEFECA; }
.background { background-color: #DEFECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEFECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 254, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(97, 96%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEFECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 254, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEFECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 254, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E9C8FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEFECA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEFECA

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 #DEFECA 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 #DEFECA 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

← #DEFEC9  ·  #DEFECB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEFECA?

#DEFECA is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 222, 254, 202). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEFECA?

#DEFECA is RGB 222, 254, 202 — HSL 97°, 96%, 89% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 20%, 0%.

What colors go with #DEFECA?

Its complement is #E9C8FE; analogous partners are #F8FEC8 and #C8FECE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEFECA for text?

Black text on #DEFECA has a contrast ratio of 19.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.