Palettes / Colors / #DCE2BE

#DCE2BE — Pale Muted Green

#DCE2BE is a green color we call Pale Muted 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 #DCE2BE 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.

#DCE2BE 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 #C5C0E3; it also sits naturally between #E3D7C0 and #CBE3C0. 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 86% · Green 89% · Blue 75%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCE2BE

.text { color: #DCE2BE; }
.background { background-color: #DCE2BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCE2BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 226, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 38%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCE2BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 226, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCE2BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 226, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCE2BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCE2BE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5C0E3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCE2BE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCE2BE

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 #DCE2BE 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 #DCE2BE 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 #DCE2BE?

#DCE2BE is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 220, 226, 190). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCE2BE?

#DCE2BE is RGB 220, 226, 190 — HSL 70°, 38%, 82% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 16%, 11%.

What colors go with #DCE2BE?

Its complement is #C5C0E3; analogous partners are #E3D7C0 and #CBE3C0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCE2BE for text?

Black text on #DCE2BE has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.