Palettes / Colors / #DBF8A0

#DBF8A0 — Light Vivid Green

#DBF8A0 is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

#DBF8A0 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 #BDA0F8; it also sits naturally between #F8E9A0 and #AFF8A0. 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 63%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 35% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBF8A0

.text { color: #DBF8A0; }
.background { background-color: #DBF8A0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBF8A0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 248, 160); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(80, 86%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBF8A0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 248, 160, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBF8A0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 248, 160, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBF8A0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBF8A0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDA0F8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBF8A0: #000000.

How #DBF8A0 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 #DBF8A0 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

← #DBF89F  ·  #DBF8A1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBF8A0?

#DBF8A0 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 219, 248, 160). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBF8A0?

#DBF8A0 is RGB 219, 248, 160 — HSL 80°, 86%, 80% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 35%, 3%.

What colors go with #DBF8A0?

Its complement is #BDA0F8; analogous partners are #F8E9A0 and #AFF8A0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBF8A0 for text?

Black text on #DBF8A0 has a contrast ratio of 17.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.