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#DFF2D0 — Pale Green

#DFF2D0 is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #DFF2D0 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.

#DFF2D0 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 #E3CFF2; it also sits naturally between #F0F2CF and #CFF2D1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFF2D0 · RGB 223, 242, 208

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Color values

HEX#DFF2D0
RGB223, 242, 208
HSL94°, 57%, 88%
HSV94°, 14%, 95%
CMYK8%, 0%, 14%, 5%
XYZ73.57, 83.75, 71.96
Yxy83.75, 0.3209, 0.3653
CIE-Lab93.34, -12.21, 14.31
Hunter Lab91.51, -11.95, 12.93

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 95% · Blue 82%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFF2D0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFF2D0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFF2D0

.text { color: #DFF2D0; }
.background { background-color: #DFF2D0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFF2D0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 242, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(94, 57%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFF2D0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 242, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFF2D0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 242, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFF2D0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFF2D0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFF2D0

#C8E9AF#AFDF8B#99D66B#81CD47#6CB832#5A982A#447420#315417#1C300D#091004

Tints of #DFF2D0

#E1F3D3#E4F4D7#E4F4D7#E6F5DB#E9F6DF#ECF7E3#EFF8E7#EFF8E7#F1FAEB#F4FBEF

Tones of #DFF2D0

#DEEFD1#DFEDD4#DFEAD6#DFE8D9#E0E5DC#E0E3DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3CFF2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.75:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFF2D0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFF2D0

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 #DFF2D0: ·

How #DFF2D0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E7E7D8Deuteranopia · #E6E5DATritanopia · #E0DFE0

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 #DFF2D0 rather than the exact color:

Golden Ruby Terrace
#DBF2D4 · #69CC48 · #49992E · #1E3E14
Crystal Ruby Garden
#E7B7E5 · #EEB0BB · #F2DFC3 · #E1EDCD
Golden Harbor
#EAD7B6 · #DAF3CB · #BEE7D6 · #B6CAE3
Dreamy Ruby Terrace
#468D1D · #5486DC · #DA4B80 · #E3F2D6
Dreamy Orchard
#D9F7CF · #8CEA6C · #71E24B · #2C7712
Palette D8efd3
#D8EFD3 · #95D2B3 · #55AD9B · #F1F8E8

Similar colors

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

#DBF2D4#E1EDCD#DAF3CB#E3F2D6#D9F7CF#D8EFD3#E1EACD#D8EDD2#DAF0C9#E8F2CF#E7F4CC#DBEDD7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFF2CF  ·  #DFF2D1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFF2D0?

#DFF2D0 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 223, 242, 208). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFF2D0?

#DFF2D0 is RGB 223, 242, 208 — HSL 94°, 57%, 88% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 14%, 5%.

What colors go with #DFF2D0?

Its complement is #E3CFF2; analogous partners are #F0F2CF and #CFF2D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFF2D0 for text?

Black text on #DFF2D0 has a contrast ratio of 17.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.