Palettes / Colors / #DEEEA9

#DEEEA9 — Light Green

#DEEEA9 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 #DEEEA9 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.

#DEEEA9 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 #BAAAEE; it also sits naturally between #EEDCAA and #BCEEAA. 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 66%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEEEA9

.text { color: #DEEEA9; }
.background { background-color: #DEEEA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEEEA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 238, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEEEA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 238, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEEEA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 238, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEEEA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEEEA9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAAAEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEEEA9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEEEA9

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 #DEEEA9 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 #DEEEA9 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

← #DEEEA8  ·  #DEEEAA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEEEA9?

#DEEEA9 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 222, 238, 169). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEEEA9?

#DEEEA9 is RGB 222, 238, 169 — HSL 74°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 29%, 7%.

What colors go with #DEEEA9?

Its complement is #BAAAEE; analogous partners are #EEDCAA and #BCEEAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEEEA9 for text?

Black text on #DEEEA9 has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.