Palettes / Colors / #DEED97

#DEED97 — Light Green

#DEED97 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DEED97 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.

#DEED97 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A597ED; it also sits naturally between #EDD097 and #B4ED97. 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 93% · Blue 59%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 36% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEED97

.text { color: #DEED97; }
.background { background-color: #DEED97; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEED97; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 237, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 70%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEED97; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 237, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEED97; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 237, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEED97">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEED97">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEED97

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A597ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEED97: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEED97

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:

How #DEED97 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 #DEED97 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

← #DEED96  ·  #DEED98 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEED97?

#DEED97 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 222, 237, 151). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEED97?

#DEED97 is RGB 222, 237, 151 — HSL 70°, 70%, 76% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 36%, 7%.

What colors go with #DEED97?

Its complement is #A597ED; analogous partners are #EDD097 and #B4ED97. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEED97 for text?

Black text on #DEED97 has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.