Palettes / Colors / #DFEFBD

#DFEFBD — Pale Green

#DFEFBD is a green color we call Pale 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 #DFEFBD 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.

#DFEFBD 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 #CDBDEF; it also sits naturally between #EFE6BD and #C6EFBD. 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 74%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFEFBD

.text { color: #DFEFBD; }
.background { background-color: #DFEFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 239, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(79, 61%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 239, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 239, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFEFBD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDBDEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFEFBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEFBD

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 #DFEFBD 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 #DFEFBD 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

← #DFEFBC  ·  #DFEFBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEFBD?

#DFEFBD is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 223, 239, 189). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEFBD?

#DFEFBD is RGB 223, 239, 189 — HSL 79°, 61%, 84% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 21%, 6%.

What colors go with #DFEFBD?

Its complement is #CDBDEF; analogous partners are #EFE6BD and #C6EFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEFBD for text?

Black text on #DFEFBD has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.