Palettes / Colors / #DEEBC4

#DEEBC4 — Pale Muted Green

#DEEBC4 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 #DEEBC4 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.

#DEEBC4 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 #D3C6EB; it also sits naturally between #EBE5C6 and #CCEBC6. 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 92% · Blue 77%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEEBC4

.text { color: #DEEBC4; }
.background { background-color: #DEEBC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEEBC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 235, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(80, 49%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEEBC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 235, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEEBC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 235, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEEBC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEEBC4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEEBC4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3C6EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEEBC4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEEBC4

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 #DEEBC4 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 #DEEBC4 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

← #DEEBC3  ·  #DEEBC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEEBC4?

#DEEBC4 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 222, 235, 196). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEEBC4?

#DEEBC4 is RGB 222, 235, 196 — HSL 80°, 49%, 85% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 17%, 8%.

What colors go with #DEEBC4?

Its complement is #D3C6EB; analogous partners are #EBE5C6 and #CCEBC6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEEBC4 for text?

Black text on #DEEBC4 has a contrast ratio of 16.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.