Palettes / Colors / #DBFAEF
#DBFAEF — Pale Green
#DBFAEF is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: honeydew (#F0FFF0) — not an exact match. CSS honeydew gives you #F0FFF0, a different color; use #DBFAEF 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.
#DBFAEF is a cool 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 #FADBE6; it also sits naturally between #DBFAE0 and #DBF5FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBFAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 250, 239 |
| HSL | 159°, 76%, 92% |
| HSV | 159°, 12%, 98% |
| CMYK | 12%, 0%, 4%, 2% |
| XYZ | 78.98, 89.66, 94.81 |
| Yxy | 89.66, 0.2998, 0.3403 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.86, -12.07, 1.88 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.69, -11.96, 1.84 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 98% · Blue 94%
Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBFAEF
.text { color: #DBFAEF; }
.background { background-color: #DBFAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBFAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 250, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(159, 76%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBFAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 250, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBFAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 250, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBFAEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBFAEF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FADBE6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.11:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.93:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBFAEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBFAEF
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 #DBFAEF: ·
How #DBFAEF 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 #DBFAEF 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 #DBFAEF?
#DBFAEF is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 219, 250, 239). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBFAEF?
#DBFAEF is RGB 219, 250, 239 — HSL 159°, 76%, 92% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 4%, 2%.
What colors go with #DBFAEF?
Its complement is #FADBE6; analogous partners are #DBFAE0 and #DBF5FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBFAEF for text?
Black text on #DBFAEF has a contrast ratio of 18.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.