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#DEEEC0 — Pale Green

#DEEEC0 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 #DEEEC0 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.

#DEEEC0 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 #CFBFEE; it also sits naturally between #EEE7BF and #C6EEBF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DEEEC0 · RGB 222, 238, 192

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Color values

HEX#DEEEC0
RGB222, 238, 192
HSL81°, 58%, 84%
HSV81°, 19%, 93%
CMYK7%, 0%, 19%, 7%
XYZ70.21, 80.48, 61.70
Yxy80.48, 0.3306, 0.3789
CIE-Lab91.90, -13.10, 20.53
Hunter Lab89.71, -12.70, 17.80

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 93% · Blue 75%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DEEEC0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DEEEC0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DEEEC0

.text { color: #DEEEC0; }
.background { background-color: #DEEEC0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEEEC0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 238, 192); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 58%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEEEC0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 238, 192, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEEEC0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 238, 192, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEEEC0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEEEC0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEEEC0

#CCE59E#BCDD7E#ABD45E#9ACC3E#84B12F#6C9127#54711E#3C5115#24300D#0C1004

Tints of #DEEEC0

#DFEFC3#E2F0C7#E6F2CF#E8F3D3#EAF4D7#ECF5DB#EEF6DF#F2F9E7#F4FAEB#F7FBEF

Tones of #DEEEC0

#DCEBC2#DBE7C5#DAE4C9#D9E0CC#D8DDCF#D7D9D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFBFEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.23:1 Fails
Against black text17.10:1 AAA

Best text color on #DEEEC0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEEEC0

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 #DEEEC0: ·

How #DEEEC0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E5CBDeuteranopia · #E4E3CETritanopia · #DFD4D6

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 #DEEEC0 rather than the exact color:

Palette A8e6cf
#A8E6CF · #DCEDC1 · #FFD3B6 · #FFAAA5
Dusty Solace
#648316 · #2EABDD · #DF3EB1 · #E0EEC2
Palette Dcedc2
#DCEDC2 · #FFD3B5 · #FFAAA6 · #FF8C94
Palette A47251
#A47251 · #DD9E59 · #F0D8A1 · #DCF0C3
Palette D9edbf
#D9EDBF · #FF9800 · #2C7865 · #90D26D
Palette D9edbf
#D9EDBF · #FFB996 · #FFCF81 · #FDFFAB

Similar colors

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

#DCEDC1#E0EEC2#DCEDC2#DCF0C3#D9EDBF#E1F0C4#DDF3BE#D9EFBD#E3F2C1#E0F0BA#DAEDBA#DDE6C0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEEEBF  ·  #DEEEC1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEEEC0?

#DEEEC0 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 222, 238, 192). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEEEC0?

#DEEEC0 is RGB 222, 238, 192 — HSL 81°, 58%, 84% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 19%, 7%.

What colors go with #DEEEC0?

Its complement is #CFBFEE; analogous partners are #EEE7BF and #C6EEBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEEEC0 for text?

Black text on #DEEEC0 has a contrast ratio of 17.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.