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#DFFBC3 — Pale Vivid Green

#DFFBC3 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color LemonChiffon (#FFFACD). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lemonchiffon (#FFFACD) — not an exact match. CSS lemonchiffon gives you #FFFACD, a different color; use #DFFBC3 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.

#DFFBC3 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 #DEC1FB; it also sits naturally between #FBFBC1 and #C1FBC1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFFBC3 · RGB 223, 251, 195

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Color values

HEX#DFFBC3
RGB223, 251, 195
HSL90°, 88%, 87%
HSV90°, 22%, 98%
CMYK11%, 0%, 22%, 2%
XYZ74.78, 88.62, 64.79
Yxy88.62, 0.3277, 0.3884
CIE-Lab95.42, -18.69, 23.88
Hunter Lab94.14, -18.21, 20.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 98% · Blue 76%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFFBC3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFFBC3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFFBC3

.text { color: #DFFBC3; }
.background { background-color: #DFFBC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFFBC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 251, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(90, 88%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFFBC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 251, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFFBC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 251, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFFBC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFFBC3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFFBC3

#C9F99A#B3F66F#9EF349#8AF122#75DD0E#5EB10B#4A8B09#366506#1F3A04#0A1301

Tints of #DFFBC3

#E0FBC5#E3FCCA#E6FCCF#E8FCD4#EBFDD9#EBFDD9#EDFDDD#F0FDE2#F2FDE7#F5FEEC

Tones of #DFFBC3

#DEF7C5#DEF3C9#DEEECD#DEEAD1#DEE6D6#DEE2DA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEC1FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.12:1 Fails
Against black text18.72:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFFBC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFFBC3

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 #DFFBC3: ·

How #DFFBC3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EBEBD1Deuteranopia · #EAE7D4Tritanopia · #E0DBDE

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 #DFFBC3 rather than the exact color:

Palette Def9c4
#DEF9C4 · #9CDBA6 · #50B498 · #468585
Gentle Ruby
#202734 · #36415A · #B7D894 · #E0F8C7
Palette E5fcc2
#E5FCC2 · #9DE0AD · #45ADA8 · #547980
Crimson Aurora
#DEF5C7 · #C7F19C · #6DC11B · #29450C
Palette 496989
#496989 · #58A399 · #A8CD9F · #E2F4C5
Misty Ruby Monsoon
#630EA7 · #AA4CF0 · #80ED27 · #E5F7C7

Similar colors

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

#DEF9C4#E0F8C7#E5FCC2#DEF5C7#E2F4C5#E5F7C7#D8FFC5#DDFFBC#E5F6C6#DDFFBB#E1FFBB#E7FBBE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFFBC2  ·  #DFFBC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFFBC3?

#DFFBC3 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 223, 251, 195). Its closest standard named color is LemonChiffon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFFBC3?

#DFFBC3 is RGB 223, 251, 195 — HSL 90°, 88%, 87% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 22%, 2%.

What colors go with #DFFBC3?

Its complement is #DEC1FB; analogous partners are #FBFBC1 and #C1FBC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFFBC3 for text?

Black text on #DFFBC3 has a contrast ratio of 18.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.