Palettes / Colors / #DEE5CA

#DEE5CA — Pale Muted Green

#DEE5CA 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 #DEE5CA 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.

#DEE5CA 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 #D3CCE6; it also sits naturally between #E6E0CC and #D2E6CC. 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 87% · Green 90% · Blue 79%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEE5CA

.text { color: #DEE5CA; }
.background { background-color: #DEE5CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEE5CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 229, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 34%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEE5CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 229, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEE5CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 229, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEE5CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEE5CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3CCE6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEE5CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEE5CA

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:

How #DEE5CA 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 #DEE5CA 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

← #DEE5C9  ·  #DEE5CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEE5CA?

#DEE5CA is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 222, 229, 202). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEE5CA?

#DEE5CA is RGB 222, 229, 202 — HSL 76°, 34%, 85% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 12%, 10%.

What colors go with #DEE5CA?

Its complement is #D3CCE6; analogous partners are #E6E0CC and #D2E6CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEE5CA for text?

Black text on #DEE5CA has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.