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#DCEBBC — Pale Muted Green

#DCEBBC 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 #DCEBBC 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.

#DCEBBC 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 #CBBCEB; it also sits naturally between #EBE2BC and #C5EBBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCEBBC · RGB 220, 235, 188

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Color values

HEX#DCEBBC
RGB220, 235, 188
HSL79°, 54%, 83%
HSV79°, 20%, 92%
CMYK6%, 0%, 20%, 8%
XYZ68.30, 78.26, 59.08
Yxy78.26, 0.3321, 0.3806
CIE-Lab90.90, -12.93, 21.18
Hunter Lab88.47, -12.48, 18.19

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 92% · Blue 74%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DCEBBC

.text { color: #DCEBBC; }
.background { background-color: #DCEBBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCEBBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 235, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(79, 54%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCEBBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 235, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCEBBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 235, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCEBBC

#CCE29D#BCD87D#ABCF5E#9BC63F#86AD34#6E8D2A#566E21#3D4F17#252F0E#0C1005

Tints of #DCEBBC

#DEECC0#E2EFC8#E4F0CC#E6F1D0#EBF3D8#EDF4DC#EFF6E0#F1F7E4#F5F9EB#F7FAEF

Tones of #DCEBBC

#DBE8C0#DAE5C3#D9E1C6#D7DECA#D6DACD#D5D7D0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBBCEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.26:1 Fails
Against black text16.65:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCEBBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCEBBC

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 #DCEBBC: ·

How #DCEBBC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E3C7Deuteranopia · #E2E1CATritanopia · #DDD0D2

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 Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

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

Misty Terrace
#DAEDBA · #9DCE4B · #6C9429 · #3B5313
Palette D9edbf
#D9EDBF · #FF9800 · #2C7865 · #90D26D
Palette D9edbf
#D9EDBF · #FFB996 · #FFCF81 · #FDFFAB
Palette 450c3f
#450C3F · #B9D175 · #D9EFBD · #F5FBDA
Palette A8e6cf
#A8E6CF · #DCEDC1 · #FFD3B6 · #FFAAA5
Palette D7e9b9
#D7E9B9 · #FFFBAC · #FFD495 · #FAAB78

Similar colors

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

#DAEDBA#D9EDBF#D9EFBD#DCEDC1#D7E9B9#DCEDC2#DDE6C0#E0F0BA#DFE7B7#D5EEBB#E0E5BF#E0EEC2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCEBBB  ·  #DCEBBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCEBBC?

#DCEBBC is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 220, 235, 188). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCEBBC?

#DCEBBC is RGB 220, 235, 188 — HSL 79°, 54%, 83% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 20%, 8%.

What colors go with #DCEBBC?

Its complement is #CBBCEB; analogous partners are #EBE2BC and #C5EBBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCEBBC for text?

Black text on #DCEBBC has a contrast ratio of 16.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.