Palettes / Colors / #DFEBAE
#DFEBAE — Light Green
#DFEBAE 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 #DFEBAE 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.
#DFEBAE 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 #BAADEB; it also sits naturally between #EBD8AD and #C0EBAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFEBAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 235, 174 |
| HSL | 72°, 60%, 80% |
| HSV | 72°, 26%, 92% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 26%, 8% |
| XYZ | 67.78, 78.16, 51.56 |
| Yxy | 78.16, 0.3432, 0.3958 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.85, -13.87, 28.34 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.41, -13.35, 23.36 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 68%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFEBAE
.text { color: #DFEBAE; }
.background { background-color: #DFEBAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEBAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 235, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 60%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEBAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 235, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEBAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 235, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFEBAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEBAE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFEBAE
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Tones of #DFEBAE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BAADEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.63:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFEBAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEBAE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DFEBAE: ·
How #DFEBAE 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 #DFEBAE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DFEBAE?
#DFEBAE is Light Green, a green color (RGB 223, 235, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEBAE?
#DFEBAE is RGB 223, 235, 174 — HSL 72°, 60%, 80% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 26%, 8%.
What colors go with #DFEBAE?
Its complement is #BAADEB; analogous partners are #EBD8AD and #C0EBAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFEBAE for text?
Black text on #DFEBAE has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.