Palettes / Colors / #DEEEB3

#DEEEB3 — Pale Green

#DEEEB3 is a green color we call Pale 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 #DEEEB3 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.

#DEEEB3 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 #C4B4EE; it also sits naturally between #EEE1B4 and #C2EEB4. 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 70%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEEEB3

.text { color: #DEEEB3; }
.background { background-color: #DEEEB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEEEB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 238, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 63%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEEEB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 238, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEEEB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 238, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEEEB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEEEB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEEEB3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4B4EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEEEB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEEEB3

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 #DEEEB3 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 #DEEEB3 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

← #DEEEB2  ·  #DEEEB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEEEB3?

#DEEEB3 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 222, 238, 179). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEEEB3?

#DEEEB3 is RGB 222, 238, 179 — HSL 76°, 63%, 82% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 25%, 7%.

What colors go with #DEEEB3?

Its complement is #C4B4EE; analogous partners are #EEE1B4 and #C2EEB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEEEB3 for text?

Black text on #DEEEB3 has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.