Palettes / Colors / #DEFECE

#DEFECE — Pale Vivid Green

#DEFECE 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 #DEFECE 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.

#DEFECE 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 #EECDFE; it also sits naturally between #F6FECD and #CDFED5. 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 81%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEFECE

.text { color: #DEFECE; }
.background { background-color: #DEFECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEFECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 254, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(100, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEFECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 254, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEFECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 254, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EECDFE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEFECE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEFECE

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 #DEFECE 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 #DEFECE 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

← #DEFECD  ·  #DEFECF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEFECE?

#DEFECE is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 222, 254, 206). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEFECE?

#DEFECE is RGB 222, 254, 206 — HSL 100°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 19%, 0%.

What colors go with #DEFECE?

Its complement is #EECDFE; analogous partners are #F6FECD and #CDFED5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEFECE for text?

Black text on #DEFECE has a contrast ratio of 19.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.