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#DFEEBA — Pale Green

#DFEEBA 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 #DFEEBA 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.

#DFEEBA 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 #C8BAEE; it also sits naturally between #EEE2BA and #C5EEBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEEBA · RGB 223, 238, 186

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Color values

HEX#DFEEBA
RGB223, 238, 186
HSL77°, 60%, 83%
HSV77°, 22%, 93%
CMYK6%, 0%, 22%, 7%
XYZ69.87, 80.38, 58.29
Yxy80.38, 0.3350, 0.3855
CIE-Lab91.86, -13.65, 23.57
Hunter Lab89.66, -13.21, 20.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 93% · Blue 73%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFEEBA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFEEBA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFEEBA

.text { color: #DFEEBA; }
.background { background-color: #DFEEBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEEBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 238, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(77, 60%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEEBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 238, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEEBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 238, 186, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFEEBA

#D0E599#C1DD78#B2D558#A3CD37#8DB42D#749325#5A721D#405214#27310C#0D1004

Tints of #DFEEBA

#E1EFBE#E5F1C6#E6F2CA#E8F3CE#ECF5D6#EEF6DA#F0F7DE#F2F8E2#F6FAEB#F7FBEF

Tones of #DFEEBA

#DDEABE#DCE6C1#DAE2C5#D9DFC8#D7DBCC#D5D8D0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8BAEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.23:1 Fails
Against black text17.08:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEEBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEEBA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DFEEBA: ·

How #DFEEBA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E5E6C7Deuteranopia · #E5E4CATritanopia · #E0D1D3

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFEEBA rather than the exact color:

Rustic Canyon
#38179F · #9C74EB · #C1E650 · #E0F0BA
Misty Terrace
#DAEDBA · #9DCE4B · #6C9429 · #3B5313
Golden Ruby Breeze
#DDF3BE · #B4E175 · #A9DE5E · #3B5714
Palette 450c3f
#450C3F · #B9D175 · #D9EFBD · #F5FBDA
Crimson Solace
#F4DCEE · #E7CAC3 · #DFE7B7 · #B7EABE
Palette A8e6cf
#A8E6CF · #DCEDC1 · #FFD3B6 · #FFAAA5

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E0F0BA#DAEDBA#DDF3BE#D9EFBD#DFE7B7#DCEDC1#D9EDBF#E0EEC2#E4E9BE#DCEDC2#E3EEB2#E3F2C1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEEB9  ·  #DFEEBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEEBA?

#DFEEBA is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 223, 238, 186). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEEBA?

#DFEEBA is RGB 223, 238, 186 — HSL 77°, 60%, 83% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 22%, 7%.

What colors go with #DFEEBA?

Its complement is #C8BAEE; analogous partners are #EEE2BA and #C5EEBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEEBA for text?

Black text on #DFEEBA has a contrast ratio of 17.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.