Palettes / Colors / #DFF3CC

#DFF3CC — Pale Green

#DFF3CC 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 #DFF3CC 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.

#DFF3CC 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 #E1CDF3; it also sits naturally between #F3F3CD and #CDF3CE. 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 95% · Blue 80%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFF3CC

.text { color: #DFF3CC; }
.background { background-color: #DFF3CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFF3CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 243, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(91, 62%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFF3CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 243, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFF3CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 243, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFF3CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFF3CC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1CDF3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFF3CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFF3CC

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 #DFF3CC 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 #DFF3CC 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

← #DFF3CB  ·  #DFF3CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFF3CC?

#DFF3CC is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 223, 243, 204). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFF3CC?

#DFF3CC is RGB 223, 243, 204 — HSL 91°, 62%, 88% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 16%, 5%.

What colors go with #DFF3CC?

Its complement is #E1CDF3; analogous partners are #F3F3CD and #CDF3CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFF3CC for text?

Black text on #DFF3CC has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.