Palettes / Colors / #DBFAE9

#DBFAE9 — Pale Green

#DBFAE9 is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.

#DBFAE9 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 #FADBEC; it also sits naturally between #DDFADB and #DBFAF9. 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 98% · Blue 91%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBFAE9

.text { color: #DBFAE9; }
.background { background-color: #DBFAE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBFAE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 250, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(147, 76%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBFAE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 250, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBFAE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 250, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBFAE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBFAE9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FADBEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBFAE9: #000000.

How #DBFAE9 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 #DBFAE9 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 #DBFAE9?

#DBFAE9 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 219, 250, 233). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBFAE9?

#DBFAE9 is RGB 219, 250, 233 — HSL 147°, 76%, 92% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 7%, 2%.

What colors go with #DBFAE9?

Its complement is #FADBEC; analogous partners are #DDFADB and #DBFAF9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBFAE9 for text?

Black text on #DBFAE9 has a contrast ratio of 18.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.