Palettes / Colors / #DEFFDF

#DEFFDF — Pale Vivid Green

#DEFFDF is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: honeydew (#F0FFF0) — not an exact match. CSS honeydew gives you #F0FFF0, a different color; use #DEFFDF 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.

#DEFFDF 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 #FFE0FE; it also sits naturally between #EFFFE0 and #E0FFF1. 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 #DEFFDF

.text { color: #DEFFDF; }
.background { background-color: #DEFFDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEFFDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 255, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(122, 100%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEFFDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 255, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEFFDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 255, 223, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFE0FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEFFDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEFFDF

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 #DEFFDF 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 #DEFFDF 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

← #DEFFDE  ·  #DEFFE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEFFDF?

#DEFFDF is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 222, 255, 223). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEFFDF?

#DEFFDF is RGB 222, 255, 223 — HSL 122°, 100%, 94% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 13%, 0%.

What colors go with #DEFFDF?

Its complement is #FFE0FE; analogous partners are #EFFFE0 and #E0FFF1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEFFDF for text?

Black text on #DEFFDF has a contrast ratio of 19.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.