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#DFFDB3 — Pale Vivid Green

#DFFDB3 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #DFFDB3 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.

#DFFDB3 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 #D1B4FD; it also sits naturally between #FDF6B4 and #BCFDB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFFDB3 · RGB 223, 253, 179

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Color values

HEX#DFFDB3
RGB223, 253, 179
HSL84°, 95%, 85%
HSV84°, 29%, 99%
CMYK12%, 0%, 29%, 1%
XYZ73.69, 89.19, 55.98
Yxy89.19, 0.3367, 0.4075
CIE-Lab95.66, -21.96, 32.30
Hunter Lab94.44, -21.28, 26.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 99% · Blue 70%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFFDB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFFDB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFFDB3

.text { color: #DFFDB3; }
.background { background-color: #DFFDB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFFDB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 253, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(84, 95%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFFDB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 253, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFFDB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 253, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFFDB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFFDB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFFDB3

#CFFC8D#BFFB65#AEFA3D#9EF915#89E006#6DB305#558B04#3D6303#243C02#0C1401

Tints of #DFFDB3

#E2FDB9#E4FDBE#E6FDC3#E8FEC8#ECFED2#EEFED7#F1FEDC#F3FEE1#F5FEE6#F7FEEB

Tones of #DFFDB3

#DFF8BA#DEF3BF#DDEDC4#DCE8C9#DBE3CE#DADED3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1B4FD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.11:1 Fails
Against black text18.84:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFFDB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFFDB3

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 #DFFDB3: ·

How #DFFDB3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ECECC5Deuteranopia · #EAE8C9Tritanopia · #E1D3D6

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 #DFFDB3 rather than the exact color:

Palette E1ffb1
#E1FFB1 · #C7F2A4 · #B6E388 · #FCFFB2
Palette Ffcfdf
#FFCFDF · #FEFDCA · #E0F9B5 · #A5DEE5
Palette Dcffb7
#DCFFB7 · #FF6868 · #FFBB64 · #FFEAA7
Palette 638c6d
#638C6D · #E7FBB4 · #DF6D2D · #C84C05
Palette Ddffbb
#DDFFBB · #C7E9B0 · #B3C99C · #A4BC92
Palette 001a6e
#001A6E · #074799 · #009990 · #E1FFBB

Similar colors

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

#E1FFB1#E0F9B5#DCFFB7#E7FBB4#DDFFBB#E1FFBB#DDFFBC#D8F8B7#E9FFB2#E4F3B4#EBFFAF#E3F3AC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFFDB2  ·  #DFFDB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFFDB3?

#DFFDB3 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 223, 253, 179). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFFDB3?

#DFFDB3 is RGB 223, 253, 179 — HSL 84°, 95%, 85% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 29%, 1%.

What colors go with #DFFDB3?

Its complement is #D1B4FD; analogous partners are #FDF6B4 and #BCFDB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFFDB3 for text?

Black text on #DFFDB3 has a contrast ratio of 18.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.