Palettes / Colors / #DEE9BE
#DEE9BE — Pale Muted Green
#DEE9BE 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 #DEE9BE 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.
#DEE9BE 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 #C9BEE9; it also sits naturally between #E9DEBE and #C9E9BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEE9BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 233, 190 |
| HSL | 75°, 49%, 83% |
| HSV | 75°, 18%, 91% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 18%, 9% |
| XYZ | 68.56, 77.53, 60.07 |
| Yxy | 77.53, 0.3326, 0.3761 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.56, -10.91, 19.70 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.05, -10.56, 17.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 91% · Blue 75%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 9%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEE9BE
.text { color: #DEE9BE; }
.background { background-color: #DEE9BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEE9BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 233, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(75, 49%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEE9BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 233, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEE9BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 233, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEE9BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEE9BE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C9BEE9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEE9BE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEE9BE
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 #DEE9BE: ·
How #DEE9BE 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 #DEE9BE 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 #DEE9BE?
#DEE9BE is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 222, 233, 190). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEE9BE?
#DEE9BE is RGB 222, 233, 190 — HSL 75°, 49%, 83% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 18%, 9%.
What colors go with #DEE9BE?
Its complement is #C9BEE9; analogous partners are #E9DEBE and #C9E9BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEE9BE for text?
Black text on #DEE9BE has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.