Palettes / Colors / #DEEE95

#DEEE95 — Light Green

#DEEE95 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 #DEEE95 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.

#DEEE95 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 #A696EE; it also sits naturally between #EED296 and #B2EE96. 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 58%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 37% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEEE95

.text { color: #DEEE95; }
.background { background-color: #DEEE95; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEEE95; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 238, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 72%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEEE95; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 238, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEEE95; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 238, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEEE95">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEEE95">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEEE95

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A696EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEEE95: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEEE95

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 #DEEE95 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 #DEEE95 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

← #DEEE94  ·  #DEEE96 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEEE95?

#DEEE95 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 222, 238, 149). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEEE95?

#DEEE95 is RGB 222, 238, 149 — HSL 71°, 72%, 76% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 37%, 7%.

What colors go with #DEEE95?

Its complement is #A696EE; analogous partners are #EED296 and #B2EE96. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEEE95 for text?

Black text on #DEEE95 has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.