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#DFFCE3 — Pale Vivid Green

#DFFCE3 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 #DFFCE3 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.

#DFFCE3 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 #FCDEF8; it also sits naturally between #E9FCDE and #DEFCF1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFFCE3 · RGB 223, 252, 227

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Color values

HEX#DFFCE3
RGB223, 252, 227
HSL128°, 83%, 93%
HSV128°, 12%, 99%
CMYK12%, 0%, 10%, 1%
XYZ79.11, 90.85, 86.04
Yxy90.85, 0.3090, 0.3549
CIE-Lab96.35, -13.95, 8.80
Hunter Lab95.32, -13.79, 8.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 99% · Blue 89%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFFCE3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFFCE3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFFCE3

.text { color: #DFFCE3; }
.background { background-color: #DFFCE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFFCE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 252, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(128, 83%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFFCE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 252, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFFCE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 252, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFFCE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFFCE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFFCE3

#B4F8BD#8AF498#60F074#36EC4F#15E531#11BB28#0D911F#0A6716#063D0D#021304

Tints of #DFFCE3

#DEFCE2#E3FCE6#E3FCE6#E3FCE6#E8FDEA#E8FDEA#E8FDEA#E8FDEA#ECFDEF#ECFDEF

Tones of #DFFCE3

#E0FAE4#E3F8E5#E5F6E7#E7F4E8#E9F1EA#EBEFEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCDEF8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.10:1 Fails
Against black text19.17:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFFCE3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFFCE3

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 #DFFCE3: ·

How #DFFCE3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ECECE9Deuteranopia · #EAE8EATritanopia · #E0EEEF

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 #DFFCE3 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ace1af
#ACE1AF · #B0EBB4 · #BFF6C3 · #E0FBE2
Palette Def5e5
#DEF5E5 · #BCEAD5 · #9ED5C5 · #8EC3B0
Palette F9b2d7
#F9B2D7 · #CFECF3 · #DAF9DE · #F6FFDC
Palette 9fa1ff
#9FA1FF · #B5BAFF · #AEE2FF · #D9F9DF
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0
Palette A28b55
#A28B55 · #86AB89 · #CBE2B5 · #E7FBE6

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFFCE2  ·  #DFFCE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFFCE3?

#DFFCE3 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 223, 252, 227). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFFCE3?

#DFFCE3 is RGB 223, 252, 227 — HSL 128°, 83%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 10%, 1%.

What colors go with #DFFCE3?

Its complement is #FCDEF8; analogous partners are #E9FCDE and #DEFCF1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFFCE3 for text?

Black text on #DFFCE3 has a contrast ratio of 19.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.