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#DEEBCC — Pale Muted Green

#DEEBCC 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 #DEEBCC 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.

#DEEBCC 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 #D9CCEB; it also sits naturally between #EBE8CC and #CEEBCC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DEEBCC · RGB 222, 235, 204

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Color values

HEX#DEEBCC
RGB222, 235, 204
HSL85°, 44%, 86%
HSV85°, 13%, 92%
CMYK6%, 0%, 13%, 8%
XYZ70.73, 79.31, 68.71
Yxy79.31, 0.3234, 0.3626
CIE-Lab91.37, -9.71, 13.58
Hunter Lab89.05, -9.46, 12.20

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · 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 #DEEBCC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DEEBCC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DEEBCC

.text { color: #DEEBCC; }
.background { background-color: #DEEBCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEEBCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 235, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(85, 44%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEEBCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 235, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEEBCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 235, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEEBCC

#CBE0AE#B8D491#A3C770#90BC52#7BA540#658835#4F6A29#37491D#212C11#0B0F06

Tints of #DEEBCC

#E0ECCF#E3EED3#E5EFD7#E7F1DA#EAF2DE#ECF4E2#EEF5E5#F1F6E9#F3F8ED#F6F9F0

Tones of #DEEBCC

#DEE9CE#DDE6D0#DDE4D2#DCE2D5#DCE0D7#DCDDD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9CCEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.86:1 AAA

Best text color on #DEEBCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEEBCC

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 #DEEBCC: ·

How #DEEBCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E4D4Deuteranopia · #E3E2D5Tritanopia · #DFD9DB

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 Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DEEBCC rather than the exact color:

Palette Ccd6a6
#CCD6A6 · #DAE2B6 · #DFE8CC · #F7EDDB
Palette Bad8b6
#BAD8B6 · #E1EACD · #F9F6E6 · #8D77AB
Palette Dee8ce
#DEE8CE · #BB6653 · #F08B51 · #FFF8E8
Crystal Ruby Garden
#E7B7E5 · #EEB0BB · #F2DFC3 · #E1EDCD
Palette Cadcae
#CADCAE · #E1E9C9 · #EDA35A · #FEE8D9
Mellow Ruby Whisper
#5E7F29 · #61A3CC · #B53A85 · #DCE9D0

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEEBCB  ·  #DEEBCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEEBCC?

#DEEBCC is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 222, 235, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEEBCC?

#DEEBCC is RGB 222, 235, 204 — HSL 85°, 44%, 86% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 13%, 8%.

What colors go with #DEEBCC?

Its complement is #D9CCEB; analogous partners are #EBE8CC and #CEEBCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEEBCC for text?

Black text on #DEEBCC has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.