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#DCEBCC — Pale Muted Green

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DCEBCC 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.

#DCEBCC 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 #DBCCEB; it also sits naturally between #EBEACC and #CCEBCC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCEBCC · RGB 220, 235, 204

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Color values

HEX#DCEBCC
RGB220, 235, 204
HSL89°, 44%, 86%
HSV89°, 13%, 92%
CMYK6%, 0%, 13%, 8%
XYZ70.12, 78.99, 68.68
Yxy78.99, 0.3220, 0.3627
CIE-Lab91.23, -10.40, 13.36
Hunter Lab88.88, -10.11, 12.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 92% · Blue 80%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DCEBCC

.text { color: #DCEBCC; }
.background { background-color: #DCEBCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCEBCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 235, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 44%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCEBCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 235, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCEBCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 235, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCEBCC

#C8E0AE#B4D491#9DC770#89BC52#74A540#608835#4B6A29#34491D#1F2C11#0A0F06

Tints of #DCEBCC

#DEECCF#E1EED3#E3EFD7#E6F1DA#E8F2DE#EBF4E2#EDF5E5#F0F6E9#F2F8ED#F5F9F0

Tones of #DCEBCC

#DCE9CE#DCE6D0#DCE4D2#DCE2D5#DBE0D7#DBDDD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBCCEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.80:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCEBCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCEBCC

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 #DCEBCC: ·

How #DCEBCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E3D4Deuteranopia · #E2E1D5Tritanopia · #DDD9DB

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 #DCEBCC rather than the exact color:

Palette Dee8ce
#DEE8CE · #BB6653 · #F08B51 · #FFF8E8
Palette Ccd6a6
#CCD6A6 · #DAE2B6 · #DFE8CC · #F7EDDB
Mellow Ruby Whisper
#5E7F29 · #61A3CC · #B53A85 · #DCE9D0
Palette 96a78d
#96A78D · #B6CEB4 · #D9E9CF · #F0F0F0
Palette 294b29
#294B29 · #50623A · #789461 · #DBE7C9
Palette Bad8b6
#BAD8B6 · #E1EACD · #F9F6E6 · #8D77AB

Similar colors

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

#DEE8CE#DFE8CC#DCE9D0#D9E9CF#DBE7C9#E1EACD#E1EDCD#D7E8CB#DAF0C9#E1E9C9#E1ECC8#E2E8CE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCEBCB  ·  #DCEBCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCEBCC?

#DCEBCC is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 220, 235, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCEBCC?

#DCEBCC is RGB 220, 235, 204 — HSL 89°, 44%, 86% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 13%, 8%.

What colors go with #DCEBCC?

Its complement is #DBCCEB; analogous partners are #EBEACC and #CCEBCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCEBCC for text?

Black text on #DCEBCC has a contrast ratio of 16.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.