Palettes / Colors / #DFF8BD

#DFF8BD — Pale Vivid Green

#DFF8BD is a green color we call Pale Vivid 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 #DFF8BD 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.

#DFF8BD 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 #D6BEF8; it also sits naturally between #F8F3BE and #C3F8BE. 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 97% · Blue 74%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFF8BD

.text { color: #DFF8BD; }
.background { background-color: #DFF8BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFF8BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 248, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(85, 81%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFF8BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 248, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFF8BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 248, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFF8BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFF8BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D6BEF8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFF8BD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFF8BD

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 #DFF8BD 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 #DFF8BD 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

← #DFF8BC  ·  #DFF8BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFF8BD?

#DFF8BD is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 223, 248, 189). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFF8BD?

#DFF8BD is RGB 223, 248, 189 — HSL 85°, 81%, 86% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 24%, 3%.

What colors go with #DFF8BD?

Its complement is #D6BEF8; analogous partners are #F8F3BE and #C3F8BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFF8BD for text?

Black text on #DFF8BD has a contrast ratio of 18.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.