Palettes / Colors / #DBF261

#DBF261 — Light Vivid Green

#DBF261 is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DBF261 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.

#DBF261 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #775FF2; it also sits naturally between #F2C15F and #90F25F. 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 95% · Blue 38%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 60% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBF261

.text { color: #DBF261; }
.background { background-color: #DBF261; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBF261; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 242, 97); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 85%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBF261; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 242, 97, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBF261; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 242, 97, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBF261">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBF261">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #775FF2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBF261: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBF261

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 #DBF261 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 #DBF261 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 #DBF261?

#DBF261 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 219, 242, 97). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBF261?

#DBF261 is RGB 219, 242, 97 — HSL 70°, 85%, 66% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 60%, 5%.

What colors go with #DBF261?

Its complement is #775FF2; analogous partners are #F2C15F and #90F25F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBF261 for text?

Black text on #DBF261 has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.