Palettes / Colors / #DEFFBD

#DEFFBD — Pale Vivid Green

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

#DEFFBD 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 #DEBDFF; it also sits naturally between #FFFFBD and #BDFFBD. 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 74%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEFFBD

.text { color: #DEFFBD; }
.background { background-color: #DEFFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEFFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 255, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(90, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEFFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 255, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEFFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 255, 189, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEBDFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEFFBD: #000000.

How #DEFFBD 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 #DEFFBD 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

← #DEFFBC  ·  #DEFFBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEFFBD?

#DEFFBD is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 222, 255, 189). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEFFBD?

#DEFFBD is RGB 222, 255, 189 — HSL 90°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 26%, 0%.

What colors go with #DEFFBD?

Its complement is #DEBDFF; analogous partners are #FFFFBD and #BDFFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEFFBD for text?

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