Palettes / Colors / #DCEBAD
#DCEBAD — Light Green
#DCEBAD 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 #DCEBAD 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.
#DCEBAD 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 #BCADEB; it also sits naturally between #EBDCAD and #BCEBAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCEBAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 235, 173 |
| HSL | 75°, 61%, 80% |
| HSV | 75°, 26%, 92% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 26%, 8% |
| XYZ | 66.77, 77.65, 51.00 |
| Yxy | 77.65, 0.3417, 0.3973 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.62, -15.10, 28.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.12, -14.48, 23.44 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 92% · Blue 68%
Cyan 6% · 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 #DCEBAD
.text { color: #DCEBAD; }
.background { background-color: #DCEBAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCEBAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 235, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(75, 61%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCEBAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 235, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCEBAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 235, 173, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCEBAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCEBAD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCADEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.53:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCEBAD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCEBAD
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 #DCEBAD: ·
How #DCEBAD 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 #DCEBAD 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 #DCEBAD?
#DCEBAD is Light Green, a green color (RGB 220, 235, 173). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCEBAD?
#DCEBAD is RGB 220, 235, 173 — HSL 75°, 61%, 80% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 26%, 8%.
What colors go with #DCEBAD?
Its complement is #BCADEB; analogous partners are #EBDCAD and #BCEBAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCEBAD for text?
Black text on #DCEBAD has a contrast ratio of 16.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.