Palettes / Colors / #DEFFDE

#DEFFDE — Pale Vivid Green

#DEFFDE 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 #DEFFDE 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.

#DEFFDE 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 #FFE0FF; it also sits naturally between #F0FFE0 and #E0FFF0. 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 87%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEFFDE

.text { color: #DEFFDE; }
.background { background-color: #DEFFDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEFFDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 255, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 100%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEFFDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 255, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEFFDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 255, 222, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFE0FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEFFDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEFFDE

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 #DEFFDE 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 #DEFFDE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEFFDE?

#DEFFDE is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 222, 255, 222). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEFFDE?

#DEFFDE is RGB 222, 255, 222 — HSL 120°, 100%, 94% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 13%, 0%.

What colors go with #DEFFDE?

Its complement is #FFE0FF; analogous partners are #F0FFE0 and #E0FFF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEFFDE for text?

Black text on #DEFFDE has a contrast ratio of 19.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.