Palettes / Colors / #DEFFD2
#DEFFD2 — Pale Vivid Green
#DEFFD2 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 #DEFFD2 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.
#DEFFD2 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 #F3D1FF; it also sits naturally between #F4FFD1 and #D1FFDC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEFFD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 255, 210 |
| HSL | 104°, 100%, 91% |
| HSV | 104°, 18%, 100% |
| CMYK | 13%, 0%, 18%, 0% |
| XYZ | 77.52, 91.70, 74.59 |
| Yxy | 91.70, 0.3179, 0.3761 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.70, -18.62, 18.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 95.76, -18.26, 16.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 100% · Blue 82%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEFFD2
.text { color: #DEFFD2; }
.background { background-color: #DEFFD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEFFD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 255, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(104, 100%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEFFD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 255, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEFFD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 255, 210, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEFFD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEFFD2">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DEFFD2
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F3D1FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.09:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.34:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEFFD2: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEFFD2
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 #DEFFD2: ·
How #DEFFD2 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 #DEFFD2 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 #DEFFD2?
#DEFFD2 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 222, 255, 210). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEFFD2?
#DEFFD2 is RGB 222, 255, 210 — HSL 104°, 100%, 91% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 18%, 0%.
What colors go with #DEFFD2?
Its complement is #F3D1FF; analogous partners are #F4FFD1 and #D1FFDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEFFD2 for text?
Black text on #DEFFD2 has a contrast ratio of 19.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.