Palettes / Colors / #DEEAA4

#DEEAA4 — Light Green

#DEEAA4 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

#DEEAA4 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 #B0A4EA; it also sits naturally between #EAD2A4 and #BBEAA4. 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 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEEAA4

.text { color: #DEEAA4; }
.background { background-color: #DEEAA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEEAA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 234, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 62%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEEAA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 234, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEEAA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 234, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEEAA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEEAA4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEEAA4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0A4EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEEAA4: #000000.

How #DEEAA4 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 #DEEAA4 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

← #DEEAA3  ·  #DEEAA5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEEAA4?

#DEEAA4 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 222, 234, 164). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEEAA4?

#DEEAA4 is RGB 222, 234, 164 — HSL 70°, 62%, 78% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 30%, 8%.

What colors go with #DEEAA4?

Its complement is #B0A4EA; analogous partners are #EAD2A4 and #BBEAA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEEAA4 for text?

Black text on #DEEAA4 has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.