Palettes / Colors / #DBEFA4
#DBEFA4 — Light Green
#DBEFA4 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 #DBEFA4 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.
#DBEFA4 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 #B8A4EF; it also sits naturally between #EFDDA4 and #B5EFA4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBEFA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 239, 164 |
| HSL | 76°, 70%, 79% |
| HSV | 76°, 31%, 94% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 31%, 6% |
| XYZ | 66.78, 79.47, 46.94 |
| Yxy | 79.47, 0.3457, 0.4114 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.45, -18.64, 34.17 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.15, -17.81, 27.34 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 94% · Blue 64%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBEFA4
.text { color: #DBEFA4; }
.background { background-color: #DBEFA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBEFA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 239, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 70%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBEFA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 239, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBEFA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 239, 164, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBEFA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBEFA4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DBEFA4
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Tones of #DBEFA4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B8A4EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.24:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBEFA4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBEFA4
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 #DBEFA4: ·
How #DBEFA4 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 #DBEFA4 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DBEFA4?
#DBEFA4 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 219, 239, 164). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBEFA4?
#DBEFA4 is RGB 219, 239, 164 — HSL 76°, 70%, 79% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 31%, 6%.
What colors go with #DBEFA4?
Its complement is #B8A4EF; analogous partners are #EFDDA4 and #B5EFA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBEFA4 for text?
Black text on #DBEFA4 has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.