Palettes / Colors / #DCE9CE

#DCE9CE — Pale Muted Green

#DCE9CE is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#DCE9CE 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 #DBCEE9; it also sits naturally between #E9E8CE and #CEE9CE. 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 91% · Blue 81%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCE9CE

.text { color: #DCE9CE; }
.background { background-color: #DCE9CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCE9CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 233, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 38%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCE9CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 233, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCE9CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 233, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCE9CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCE9CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBCEE9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCE9CE: #000000.

How #DCE9CE 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 #DCE9CE 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

← #DCE9CD  ·  #DCE9CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCE9CE?

#DCE9CE is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 220, 233, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCE9CE?

#DCE9CE is RGB 220, 233, 206 — HSL 89°, 38%, 86% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 12%, 9%.

What colors go with #DCE9CE?

Its complement is #DBCEE9; analogous partners are #E9E8CE and #CEE9CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCE9CE for text?

Black text on #DCE9CE has a contrast ratio of 16.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.