Palettes / Colors / #D9ECBB

#D9ECBB — Pale Green

#D9ECBB is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

#D9ECBB 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 #CEBBEC; it also sits naturally between #ECE6BB and #C1ECBB. 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 85% · Green 93% · Blue 73%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D9ECBB

.text { color: #D9ECBB; }
.background { background-color: #D9ECBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D9ECBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 236, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(83, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D9ECBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 236, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D9ECBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 236, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D9ECBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D9ECBB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEBBEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D9ECBB: #000000.

How #D9ECBB 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 #D9ECBB 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 #D9ECBB?

#D9ECBB is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 217, 236, 187). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D9ECBB?

#D9ECBB is RGB 217, 236, 187 — HSL 83°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #D9ECBB?

Its complement is #CEBBEC; analogous partners are #ECE6BB and #C1ECBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D9ECBB for text?

Black text on #D9ECBB has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.