Palettes / Colors / #DEFFB8

#DEFFB8 — Pale Vivid Green

#DEFFB8 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

#DEFFB8 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 #D9B8FF; it also sits naturally between #FFFDB8 and #BAFFB8. 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 72%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEFFB8

.text { color: #DEFFB8; }
.background { background-color: #DEFFB8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEFFB8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 255, 184); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(88, 100%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEFFB8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 255, 184, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEFFB8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 255, 184, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEFFB8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEFFB8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEFFB8

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9B8FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEFFB8: #000000.

How #DEFFB8 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 #DEFFB8 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

← #DEFFB7  ·  #DEFFB9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEFFB8?

#DEFFB8 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 222, 255, 184). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEFFB8?

#DEFFB8 is RGB 222, 255, 184 — HSL 88°, 100%, 86% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 28%, 0%.

What colors go with #DEFFB8?

Its complement is #D9B8FF; analogous partners are #FFFDB8 and #BAFFB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEFFB8 for text?

Black text on #DEFFB8 has a contrast ratio of 19.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.