Palettes / Colors / #DFFFD8
#DFFFD8 — Pale Vivid Green
#DFFFD8 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #DFFFD8 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.
#DFFFD8 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 #F8D6FF; it also sits naturally between #F2FFD6 and #D6FFE3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFFFD8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 255, 216 |
| HSL | 109°, 100%, 92% |
| HSV | 109°, 15%, 100% |
| CMYK | 13%, 0%, 15%, 0% |
| XYZ | 78.59, 92.17, 78.61 |
| Yxy | 92.17, 0.3151, 0.3696 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.89, -17.30, 15.21 |
| Hunter Lab | 96.00, -17.03, 13.94 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 100% · Blue 85%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFFFD8
.text { color: #DFFFD8; }
.background { background-color: #DFFFD8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFFFD8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 255, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(109, 100%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFFFD8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 255, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFFFD8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 255, 216, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFFFD8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFFFD8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFFFD8
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Tones of #DFFFD8
Color harmonies
Complementary — #F8D6FF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.08:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.43:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFFFD8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFFFD8
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 #DFFFD8: ·
How #DFFFD8 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 #DFFFD8
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFFFD8 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
Browse neighbouring colors
Frequently asked questions
What color is #DFFFD8?
#DFFFD8 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 223, 255, 216). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFFFD8?
#DFFFD8 is RGB 223, 255, 216 — HSL 109°, 100%, 92% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 15%, 0%.
What colors go with #DFFFD8?
Its complement is #F8D6FF; analogous partners are #F2FFD6 and #D6FFE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFFFD8 for text?
Black text on #DFFFD8 has a contrast ratio of 19.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.