Palettes / Colors / #DBF896

#DBF896 — Light Vivid Green

#DBF896 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 #DBF896 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.

#DBF896 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 #B396F8; it also sits naturally between #F8E596 and #A9F896. 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 97% · Blue 59%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 40% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBF896

.text { color: #DBF896; }
.background { background-color: #DBF896; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBF896; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 248, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(78, 88%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBF896; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 248, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBF896; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 248, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBF896">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBF896">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B396F8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBF896: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBF896

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 #DBF896 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 #DBF896 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

← #DBF895  ·  #DBF897 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBF896?

#DBF896 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 219, 248, 150). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBF896?

#DBF896 is RGB 219, 248, 150 — HSL 78°, 88%, 78% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 40%, 3%.

What colors go with #DBF896?

Its complement is #B396F8; analogous partners are #F8E596 and #A9F896. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBF896 for text?

Black text on #DBF896 has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.