Palettes / Colors / #DEFECD
#DEFECD — Pale Vivid Green
#DEFECD 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 #DEFECD 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.
#DEFECD 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 #EDCDFE; it also sits naturally between #F7FECD and #CDFED4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEFECD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 254, 205 |
| HSL | 99°, 96%, 90% |
| HSV | 99°, 19%, 100% |
| CMYK | 13%, 0%, 19%, 0% |
| XYZ | 76.59, 90.82, 71.25 |
| Yxy | 90.82, 0.3209, 0.3805 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.34, -18.94, 20.05 |
| Hunter Lab | 95.30, -18.53, 17.86 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 100% · Blue 80%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEFECD
.text { color: #DEFECD; }
.background { background-color: #DEFECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEFECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 254, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(99, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEFECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 254, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEFECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 254, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEFECD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEFECD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDCDFE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.10:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.16:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEFECD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEFECD
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 #DEFECD: ·
How #DEFECD 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 #DEFECD 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 #DEFECD?
#DEFECD is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 222, 254, 205). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEFECD?
#DEFECD is RGB 222, 254, 205 — HSL 99°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 19%, 0%.
What colors go with #DEFECD?
Its complement is #EDCDFE; analogous partners are #F7FECD and #CDFED4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEFECD for text?
Black text on #DEFECD has a contrast ratio of 19.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.