Palettes / Colors / #DFF8D3

#DFF8D3 — Pale Green

#DFF8D3 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 #DFF8D3 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.

#DFF8D3 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 #ECD3F8; it also sits naturally between #F1F8D3 and #D3F8DA. 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 83%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFF8D3

.text { color: #DFF8D3; }
.background { background-color: #DFF8D3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFF8D3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 248, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(101, 73%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFF8D3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 248, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFF8D3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 248, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFF8D3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFF8D3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECD3F8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFF8D3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFF8D3

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 #DFF8D3 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 #DFF8D3 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 #DFF8D3?

#DFF8D3 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 223, 248, 211). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFF8D3?

#DFF8D3 is RGB 223, 248, 211 — HSL 101°, 73%, 90% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 15%, 3%.

What colors go with #DFF8D3?

Its complement is #ECD3F8; analogous partners are #F1F8D3 and #D3F8DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFF8D3 for text?

Black text on #DFF8D3 has a contrast ratio of 18.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.