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#DFF3BF — Pale Green

#DFF3BF 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 #DFF3BF 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.

#DFF3BF 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 #D3BFF3; it also sits naturally between #F3EDBF and #C5F3BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFF3BF · RGB 223, 243, 191

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Color values

HEX#DFF3BF
RGB223, 243, 191
HSL83°, 68%, 85%
HSV83°, 21%, 95%
CMYK8%, 0%, 21%, 5%
XYZ71.89, 83.55, 61.63
Yxy83.55, 0.3312, 0.3849
CIE-Lab93.26, -15.37, 22.93
Hunter Lab91.41, -14.93, 19.77

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 95% · Blue 75%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFF3BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFF3BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFF3BF

.text { color: #DFF3BF; }
.background { background-color: #DFF3BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFF3BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 243, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(83, 68%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFF3BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 243, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFF3BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 243, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFF3BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFF3BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFF3BF

#CEEC9C#BCE67A#ABDF58#9AD936#85C125#6A9A1D#537817#3B5610#23330A#0C1103

Tints of #DFF3BF

#E1F4C3#E3F4C7#E5F5CC#E7F6D0#ECF8D8#EEF8DD#F0F9E1#F2FAE5#F4FBEA#F6FCEE

Tones of #DFF3BF

#DEEFC3#DDEBC6#DCE8CA#DBE4CE#DAE0D1#DADDD5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3BFF3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.19:1 Fails
Against black text17.71:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFF3BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFF3BF

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 #DFF3BF: ·

How #DFF3BF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E8E8CCDeuteranopia · #E7E5CFTritanopia · #E0D6D8

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 #DFF3BF rather than the exact color:

Golden Ruby Breeze
#DDF3BE · #B4E175 · #A9DE5E · #3B5714
Palette F6ffde
#F6FFDE · #E3F2C1 · #C9DBB2 · #AAC8A7
Palette A47251
#A47251 · #DD9E59 · #F0D8A1 · #DCF0C3
Rustic Canyon
#38179F · #9C74EB · #C1E650 · #E0F0BA
Dusty Solace
#648316 · #2EABDD · #DF3EB1 · #E0EEC2
Mellow Ruby Lagoon
#D9F4BE · #CAF2A1 · #8EE137 · #43750F

Similar colors

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

#DDF3BE#E3F2C1#DCF0C3#E0F0BA#E0EEC2#D9F4BE#E1F0C4#E2F4C5#DCEDC1#DCEDC2#D9EFBD#DEF9C4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFF3BE  ·  #DFF3C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFF3BF?

#DFF3BF is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 223, 243, 191). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFF3BF?

#DFF3BF is RGB 223, 243, 191 — HSL 83°, 68%, 85% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 21%, 5%.

What colors go with #DFF3BF?

Its complement is #D3BFF3; analogous partners are #F3EDBF and #C5F3BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFF3BF for text?

Black text on #DFF3BF has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.