Palettes / Colors / #DFF6EE

#DFF6EE — Pale Green

#DFF6EE is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.

#DFF6EE is a cool 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 #F6DFE7; it also sits naturally between #DFF6E3 and #DFF3F6. 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 96% · Blue 93%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFF6EE

.text { color: #DFF6EE; }
.background { background-color: #DFF6EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFF6EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 246, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(159, 56%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFF6EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 246, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFF6EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 246, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFF6EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFF6EE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F6DFE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFF6EE: #000000.

How #DFF6EE 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 #DFF6EE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFF6EE?

#DFF6EE is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 223, 246, 238). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFF6EE?

#DFF6EE is RGB 223, 246, 238 — HSL 159°, 56%, 92% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 3%, 4%.

What colors go with #DFF6EE?

Its complement is #F6DFE7; analogous partners are #DFF6E3 and #DFF3F6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFF6EE for text?

Black text on #DFF6EE has a contrast ratio of 18.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.