Palettes / Colors / #DDEAAE
#DDEAAE — Light Green
#DDEAAE is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #DDEAAE 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.
#DDEAAE 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 #BBAEEA; it also sits naturally between #EAD9AE and #BFEAAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDEAAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 234, 174 |
| HSL | 73°, 59%, 80% |
| HSV | 73°, 26%, 92% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 26%, 8% |
| XYZ | 66.88, 77.27, 51.43 |
| Yxy | 77.27, 0.3419, 0.3951 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.45, -14.10, 27.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.91, -13.54, 22.91 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 68%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DDEAAE
.text { color: #DDEAAE; }
.background { background-color: #DDEAAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDEAAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 234, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDEAAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 234, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDEAAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 234, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDEAAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDEAAE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DDEAAE
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Tones of #DDEAAE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBAEEA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.28:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.45:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDEAAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDEAAE
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 #DDEAAE: ·
How #DDEAAE 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 #DDEAAE 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 #DDEAAE?
#DDEAAE is Light Green, a green color (RGB 221, 234, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDEAAE?
#DDEAAE is RGB 221, 234, 174 — HSL 73°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 26%, 8%.
What colors go with #DDEAAE?
Its complement is #BBAEEA; analogous partners are #EAD9AE and #BFEAAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDEAAE for text?
Black text on #DDEAAE has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.