Palettes / Colors / #DFEFA3

#DFEFA3 — Light Green

#DFEFA3 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 #DFEFA3 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.

#DFEFA3 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 #B4A4EF; it also sits naturally between #EFDAA4 and #B9EFA4. 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 94% · Blue 64%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFEFA3

.text { color: #DFEFA3; }
.background { background-color: #DFEFA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEFA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 239, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 70%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEFA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 239, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEFA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 239, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFEFA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEFA3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4A4EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFEFA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEFA3

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 #DFEFA3 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 #DFEFA3 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

← #DFEFA2  ·  #DFEFA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEFA3?

#DFEFA3 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 223, 239, 163). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEFA3?

#DFEFA3 is RGB 223, 239, 163 — HSL 73°, 70%, 79% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 32%, 6%.

What colors go with #DFEFA3?

Its complement is #B4A4EF; analogous partners are #EFDAA4 and #B9EFA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEFA3 for text?

Black text on #DFEFA3 has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.