Palettes / Colors / #DEF5BB

#DEF5BB — Pale Green

#DEF5BB 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 #DEF5BB 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.

#DEF5BB 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 #D3BCF5; it also sits naturally between #F5EFBC and #C2F5BC. 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 96% · Blue 73%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEF5BB

.text { color: #DEF5BB; }
.background { background-color: #DEF5BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEF5BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 245, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(84, 74%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEF5BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 245, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEF5BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 245, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEF5BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEF5BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3BCF5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEF5BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEF5BB

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 #DEF5BB 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 #DEF5BB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEF5BB?

#DEF5BB is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 222, 245, 187). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEF5BB?

#DEF5BB is RGB 222, 245, 187 — HSL 84°, 74%, 85% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 24%, 4%.

What colors go with #DEF5BB?

Its complement is #D3BCF5; analogous partners are #F5EFBC and #C2F5BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEF5BB for text?

Black text on #DEF5BB has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.