Palettes / Colors / #DEEEC6
#DEEEC6 — Pale Muted Green
#DEEEC6 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 #DEEEC6 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.
#DEEEC6 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 #D5C4ED; it also sits naturally between #EDE9C4 and #C8EDC4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEEEC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 238, 198 |
| HSL | 84°, 54%, 85% |
| HSV | 84°, 17%, 93% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 17%, 7% |
| XYZ | 70.89, 80.76, 65.28 |
| Yxy | 80.76, 0.3268, 0.3723 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.02, -12.17, 17.61 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.86, -11.83, 15.52 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 93% · Blue 78%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEEEC6
.text { color: #DEEEC6; }
.background { background-color: #DEEEC6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEEEC6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 238, 198); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(84, 54%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEEEC6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 238, 198, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEEEC6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 238, 198, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEEEC6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEEEC6">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DEEEC6
Tints of #DEEEC6
Tones of #DEEEC6
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D5C4ED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.15:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEEEC6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEEEC6
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 #DEEEC6: ·
How #DEEEC6 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 #DEEEC6 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 #DEEEC6?
#DEEEC6 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 222, 238, 198). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEEEC6?
#DEEEC6 is RGB 222, 238, 198 — HSL 84°, 54%, 85% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 17%, 7%.
What colors go with #DEEEC6?
Its complement is #D5C4ED; analogous partners are #EDE9C4 and #C8EDC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEEEC6 for text?
Black text on #DEEEC6 has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.