Palettes / Colors / #DBEDBA

#DBEDBA — Pale Green

#DBEDBA is a green color we call Pale 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 #DBEDBA 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.

#DBEDBA 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 #CCBAED; it also sits naturally between #EDE6BA and #C2EDBA. 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 73%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBEDBA

.text { color: #DBEDBA; }
.background { background-color: #DBEDBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBEDBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 237, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 59%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBEDBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 237, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBEDBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 237, 186, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBEDBA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCBAED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBEDBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBEDBA

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 #DBEDBA 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 #DBEDBA 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

← #DBEDB9  ·  #DBEDBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBEDBA?

#DBEDBA is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 219, 237, 186). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBEDBA?

#DBEDBA is RGB 219, 237, 186 — HSL 81°, 59%, 83% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 22%, 7%.

What colors go with #DBEDBA?

Its complement is #CCBAED; analogous partners are #EDE6BA and #C2EDBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBEDBA for text?

Black text on #DBEDBA has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.