Palettes / Colors / #DDEAA4

#DDEAA4 — Light Green

#DDEAA4 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

#DDEAA4 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 #B1A4EA; it also sits naturally between #EAD4A4 and #BAEAA4. 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 87% · Green 92% · Blue 64%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDEAA4

.text { color: #DDEAA4; }
.background { background-color: #DDEAA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDEAA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 234, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 62%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDEAA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 234, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDEAA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 234, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDEAA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDEAA4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDEAA4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1A4EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDEAA4: #000000.

How #DDEAA4 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 #DDEAA4 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

← #DDEAA3  ·  #DDEAA5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDEAA4?

#DDEAA4 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 221, 234, 164). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDEAA4?

#DDEAA4 is RGB 221, 234, 164 — HSL 71°, 62%, 78% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 30%, 8%.

What colors go with #DDEAA4?

Its complement is #B1A4EA; analogous partners are #EAD4A4 and #BAEAA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDEAA4 for text?

Black text on #DDEAA4 has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.