Palettes / Colors / #DFFCE3
#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.
Color values
| HEX | #DFFCE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 252, 227 |
| HSL | 128°, 83%, 93% |
| HSV | 128°, 12%, 99% |
| CMYK | 12%, 0%, 10%, 1% |
| XYZ | 79.11, 90.85, 86.04 |
| Yxy | 90.85, 0.3090, 0.3549 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.35, -13.95, 8.80 |
| Hunter Lab | 95.32, -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
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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
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Tones of #DFFCE3
Color harmonies
Complementary — #FCDEF8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.10:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.17:1 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:
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:
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 #DFFCE3 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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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.