Palettes / Colors / #DEEAAF
#DEEAAF — Light Green
#DEEAAF 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 #DEEAAF 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.
#DEEAAF 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 #BAAEEA; it also sits naturally between #EAD8AE and #C0EAAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEEAAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 234, 175 |
| HSL | 72°, 58%, 80% |
| HSV | 72°, 25%, 92% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 25%, 8% |
| XYZ | 67.28, 77.47, 51.96 |
| Yxy | 77.47, 0.3420, 0.3938 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.54, -13.60, 27.39 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.02, -13.08, 22.66 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 69%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEEAAF
.text { color: #DEEAAF; }
.background { background-color: #DEEAAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEEAAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 234, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 58%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEEAAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 234, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEEAAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 234, 175, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEEAAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEEAAF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DEEAAF
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Tones of #DEEAAF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BAAEEA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.49:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEEAAF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEEAAF
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 #DEEAAF: ·
How #DEEAAF 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 #DEEAAF 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 #DEEAAF?
#DEEAAF is Light Green, a green color (RGB 222, 234, 175). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEEAAF?
#DEEAAF is RGB 222, 234, 175 — HSL 72°, 58%, 80% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 25%, 8%.
What colors go with #DEEAAF?
Its complement is #BAAEEA; analogous partners are #EAD8AE and #C0EAAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEEAAF for text?
Black text on #DEEAAF has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.