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#DFEDBF — Pale Green

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

#DFEDBF 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 #CDBFED; it also sits naturally between #EDE4BF and #C8EDBF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEDBF · RGB 223, 237, 191

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Color values

HEX#DFEDBF
RGB223, 237, 191
HSL78°, 56%, 84%
HSV78°, 19%, 93%
CMYK6%, 0%, 19%, 7%
XYZ70.12, 80.02, 61.04
Yxy80.02, 0.3320, 0.3789
CIE-Lab91.69, -12.40, 20.77
Hunter Lab89.45, -12.03, 17.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 93% · Blue 75%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DFEDBF

.text { color: #DFEDBF; }
.background { background-color: #DFEDBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEDBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 237, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(78, 56%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEDBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 237, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEDBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 237, 191, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFEDBF

#D0E4A0#C0DB80#B0D260#A0C940#89AF31#708F28#576F1F#3E5016#25300D#0C1004

Tints of #DFEDBF

#E1EEC3#E3EFC7#E7F2CF#E9F3D3#EBF4D7#EDF5DB#EFF6DF#F3F8E7#F5F9EB#F7FBEF

Tones of #DFEDBF

#DEEAC3#DDE7C6#DBE3C9#DAE0CC#D9DDD0#D8D9D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDBFED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text17.00:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEDBF: #000000.

How #DFEDBF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E5CADeuteranopia · #E4E3CDTritanopia · #E0D3D5

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 Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

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

Dusty Solace
#648316 · #2EABDD · #DF3EB1 · #E0EEC2
Palette A8e6cf
#A8E6CF · #DCEDC1 · #FFD3B6 · #FFAAA5
Palette Dcedc2
#DCEDC2 · #FFD3B5 · #FFAAA6 · #FF8C94
Palette A47251
#A47251 · #DD9E59 · #F0D8A1 · #DCF0C3
Rustic Canyon
#38179F · #9C74EB · #C1E650 · #E0F0BA
Palette D9edbf
#D9EDBF · #FF9800 · #2C7865 · #90D26D

Similar colors

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

#E0EEC2#DCEDC1#DCEDC2#DCF0C3#E0F0BA#D9EDBF#E1F0C4#DDF3BE#E4E9BE#D9EFBD#E3F2C1#DAEDBA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEDBE  ·  #DFEDC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEDBF?

#DFEDBF is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 223, 237, 191). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEDBF?

#DFEDBF is RGB 223, 237, 191 — HSL 78°, 56%, 84% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 19%, 7%.

What colors go with #DFEDBF?

Its complement is #CDBFED; analogous partners are #EDE4BF and #C8EDBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEDBF for text?

Black text on #DFEDBF has a contrast ratio of 17.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.