Palettes / Colors / #DBEDAA

#DBEDAA — Light Green

#DBEDAA is a green color we call Light 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 #DBEDAA 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.

#DBEDAA 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 #BDABED; it also sits naturally between #EDDEAB and #BAEDAB. 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 86% · Green 93% · Blue 67%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBEDAA

.text { color: #DBEDAA; }
.background { background-color: #DBEDAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBEDAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 237, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 65%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBEDAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 237, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBEDAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 237, 170, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDABED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBEDAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBEDAA

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 #DBEDAA 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 #DBEDAA 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

← #DBEDA9  ·  #DBEDAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBEDAA?

#DBEDAA is Light Green, a green color (RGB 219, 237, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBEDAA?

#DBEDAA is RGB 219, 237, 170 — HSL 76°, 65%, 80% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #DBEDAA?

Its complement is #BDABED; analogous partners are #EDDEAB and #BAEDAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBEDAA for text?

Black text on #DBEDAA has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.