Palettes / Colors / #F8FFDC

#F8FFDC — Pale Vivid Green

#F8FFDC is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color Cornsilk (#FFF8DC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornsilk (#FFF8DC) — not an exact match. CSS cornsilk gives you #FFF8DC, a different color; use #F8FFDC 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.

#F8FFDC 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 #E2DBFF; it also sits naturally between #FFF4DB and #E6FFDB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 97% · Green 100% · Blue 86%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F8FFDC

.text { color: #F8FFDC; }
.background { background-color: #F8FFDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F8FFDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(248, 255, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F8FFDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(248, 255, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F8FFDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(248, 255, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F8FFDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F8FFDC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2DBFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F8FFDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F8FFDC

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:

How #F8FFDC 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 #F8FFDC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #F8FFDC?

#F8FFDC is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 248, 255, 220). Its closest standard named color is Cornsilk.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F8FFDC?

#F8FFDC is RGB 248, 255, 220 — HSL 72°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 14%, 0%.

What colors go with #F8FFDC?

Its complement is #E2DBFF; analogous partners are #FFF4DB and #E6FFDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F8FFDC for text?

Black text on #F8FFDC has a contrast ratio of 20.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.03:1.