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#DFFBE3 — Pale Vivid Green

#DFFBE3 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: honeydew (#F0FFF0) — not an exact match. CSS honeydew gives you #F0FFF0, a different color; use #DFFBE3 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.

#DFFBE3 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 #FBDFF7; it also sits naturally between #E9FBDF and #DFFBF1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFFBE3 · RGB 223, 251, 227

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Color values

HEX#DFFBE3
RGB223, 251, 227
HSL129°, 78%, 93%
HSV129°, 11%, 98%
CMYK11%, 0%, 10%, 2%
XYZ78.79, 90.23, 85.94
Yxy90.23, 0.3090, 0.3539
CIE-Lab96.09, -13.45, 8.43
Hunter Lab94.99, -13.30, 7.98

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 98% · Blue 89%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFFBE3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFFBE3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFFBE3

.text { color: #DFFBE3; }
.background { background-color: #DFFBE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFFBE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 251, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(129, 78%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFFBE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 251, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFFBE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 251, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFFBE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFFBE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFFBE3

#B6F6C0#8EF19C#65EC79#3CE755#1BDE39#16B62E#118D24#0C6419#073B0F#021205

Tints of #DFFBE3

#DFFBE3#E4FCE7#E4FCE7#E4FCE7#E8FCEB#E8FCEB#E8FCEB#E8FCEB#EDFDEF#EDFDEF

Tones of #DFFBE3

#E1F9E5#E3F7E6#E5F5E8#E7F3E9#E9F1EA#EBEFEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBDFF7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.10:1 Fails
Against black text19.05:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFFBE3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFFBE3

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 #DFFBE3: ·

How #DFFBE3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EBEBE9Deuteranopia · #EAE7EATritanopia · #E0EDEE

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 #DFFBE3 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ace1af
#ACE1AF · #B0EBB4 · #BFF6C3 · #E0FBE2
Palette Def5e5
#DEF5E5 · #BCEAD5 · #9ED5C5 · #8EC3B0
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0
Palette F9b2d7
#F9B2D7 · #CFECF3 · #DAF9DE · #F6FFDC
Palette 9fa1ff
#9FA1FF · #B5BAFF · #AEE2FF · #D9F9DF
Palette Ddf4e7
#DDF4E7 · #67C090 · #26667F · #124170

Similar colors

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

#E0FBE2#DEF5E5#D9F7E3#DAF9DE#D9F9DF#DDF4E7#E7FBE6#D7FBE8#E8FFE8#E2F1E7#DFFFD8#DFF2EB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFFBE2  ·  #DFFBE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFFBE3?

#DFFBE3 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 223, 251, 227). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFFBE3?

#DFFBE3 is RGB 223, 251, 227 — HSL 129°, 78%, 93% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 10%, 2%.

What colors go with #DFFBE3?

Its complement is #FBDFF7; analogous partners are #E9FBDF and #DFFBF1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFFBE3 for text?

Black text on #DFFBE3 has a contrast ratio of 19.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.