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#DFECA8 — Light Green

#DFECA8 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #DFECA8 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.

#DFECA8 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 #B4A7EC; it also sits naturally between #ECD6A7 and #BDECA7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFECA8 · RGB 223, 236, 168

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Color values

HEX#DFECA8
RGB223, 236, 168
HSL71°, 64%, 79%
HSV71°, 29%, 93%
CMYK6%, 0%, 29%, 7%
XYZ67.49, 78.51, 48.64
Yxy78.51, 0.3468, 0.4033
CIE-Lab91.01, -15.17, 31.61
Hunter Lab88.60, -14.58, 25.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 93% · Blue 66%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFECA8 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFECA8 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFECA8

.text { color: #DFECA8; }
.background { background-color: #DFECA8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFECA8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 236, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 64%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFECA8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 236, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFECA8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 236, 168, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFECA8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFECA8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFECA8

#D5E58A#C8DE68#BED84B#B0CD2D#97B027#7A8E1F#617119#444F11#2B320B#0E1104

Tints of #DFECA8

#E2EEB0#E4EEB4#E7F0BC#EAF2C4#EDF4CD#EEF5D1#F1F7D9#F4F9E2#F6F9E6#F9FBEE

Tones of #DFECA8

#DCE7AC#D9E2B1#D6DDB6#D3D8BB#D0D3C0#CDCEC5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4A7EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.26:1 Fails
Against black text16.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFECA8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFECA8

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DFECA8: ·

How #DFECA8 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E5E5B8Deuteranopia · #E4E3BCTritanopia · #E0C5C8

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFECA8 rather than the exact color:

Palette 191a19
#191A19 · #1E5128 · #4E9F3D · #D8E9A8
Burning Ruby Cinder
#3D1F94 · #5150DA · #9AC128 · #DCE7AD
Palette F72c5b
#F72C5B · #FF748B · #A7D477 · #E4F1AC
Palette C9182b
#C9182B · #F23A3A · #E3F3AC · #44C662
Palette Fbf6e9
#FBF6E9 · #E3F0AF · #5DB996 · #118B50
Royal Cascade
#2D13C1 · #6637EB · #BEDB16 · #E7F0A6

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D8E9A8#DCE7AD#E4F1AC#E3F3AC#E3F0AF#E7F0A6#D9E6A4#E8EDAC#DDEB9E#E6E9AF#E8E7AB#E3EEB2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFECA7  ·  #DFECA9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFECA8?

#DFECA8 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 223, 236, 168). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFECA8?

#DFECA8 is RGB 223, 236, 168 — HSL 71°, 64%, 79% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 29%, 7%.

What colors go with #DFECA8?

Its complement is #B4A7EC; analogous partners are #ECD6A7 and #BDECA7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFECA8 for text?

Black text on #DFECA8 has a contrast ratio of 16.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.