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#DCEEBF — Pale Green

#DCEEBF is a green color we call Pale 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 #DCEEBF 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.

#DCEEBF 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 #D1BFEE; it also sits naturally between #EEE8BF and #C4EEBF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCEEBF · RGB 220, 238, 191

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Color values

HEX#DCEEBF
RGB220, 238, 191
HSL83°, 58%, 84%
HSV83°, 20%, 93%
CMYK8%, 0%, 20%, 7%
XYZ69.49, 80.13, 61.09
Yxy80.13, 0.3298, 0.3803
CIE-Lab91.74, -13.96, 20.80
Hunter Lab89.51, -13.50, 17.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 93% · Blue 75%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DCEEBF

.text { color: #DCEEBF; }
.background { background-color: #DCEEBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCEEBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 238, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(83, 58%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCEEBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 238, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCEEBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 238, 191, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCEEBF

#CAE59E#B8DD7E#A7D45E#95CC3E#7FB12F#689127#51711E#3A5115#23300D#0C1004

Tints of #DCEEBF

#DEEFC3#E0F0C7#E5F2CF#E7F3D3#E9F4D7#EBF5DB#EDF6DF#F2F9E7#F4FAEB#F6FBEF

Tones of #DCEEBF

#DBEBC2#DAE7C5#D9E4C9#D9E0CC#D8DDCF#D7D9D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1BFEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.23:1 Fails
Against black text17.03:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCEEBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCEEBF

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 #DCEEBF: ·

How #DCEEBF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E4CADeuteranopia · #E3E1CDTritanopia · #DDD3D5

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 #DCEEBF rather than the exact color:

Palette A8e6cf
#A8E6CF · #DCEDC1 · #FFD3B6 · #FFAAA5
Palette Dcedc2
#DCEDC2 · #FFD3B5 · #FFAAA6 · #FF8C94
Palette D9edbf
#D9EDBF · #FF9800 · #2C7865 · #90D26D
Palette D9edbf
#D9EDBF · #FFB996 · #FFCF81 · #FDFFAB
Palette 450c3f
#450C3F · #B9D175 · #D9EFBD · #F5FBDA
Palette A47251
#A47251 · #DD9E59 · #F0D8A1 · #DCF0C3

Similar colors

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

#DCEDC1#DCEDC2#D9EDBF#D9EFBD#DCF0C3#E0EEC2#DDF3BE#DAEDBA#E0F0BA#D9F4BE#E1F0C4#D5F0C1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCEEBE  ·  #DCEEC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCEEBF?

#DCEEBF is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 220, 238, 191). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCEEBF?

#DCEEBF is RGB 220, 238, 191 — HSL 83°, 58%, 84% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 20%, 7%.

What colors go with #DCEEBF?

Its complement is #D1BFEE; analogous partners are #EEE8BF and #C4EEBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCEEBF for text?

Black text on #DCEEBF has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.