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#DEEFCB — Pale Muted Green

#DEEFCB 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 #DEEFCB 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.

#DEEFCB 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 #DDCCEF; it also sits naturally between #EFEECC and #CDEFCC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DEEFCB · RGB 222, 239, 203

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Color values

HEX#DEEFCB
RGB222, 239, 203
HSL88°, 53%, 87%
HSV88°, 15%, 94%
CMYK7%, 0%, 15%, 6%
XYZ71.77, 81.57, 68.46
Yxy81.57, 0.3236, 0.3678
CIE-Lab92.39, -11.88, 15.53
Hunter Lab90.32, -11.57, 13.88

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 94% · Blue 80%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 6%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DEEFCB

.text { color: #DEEFCB; }
.background { background-color: #DEEFCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEEFCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 239, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(88, 53%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEEFCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 239, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEEFCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 239, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEEFCB

#CBE6AD#B5DB8A#A2D16B#8EC84C#79B337#62902C#4D7123#375219#202F0E#0B1005

Tints of #DEEFCB

#E1F1D0#E4F2D4#E6F3D8#E9F4DC#EBF5E0#EBF5E0#EEF7E4#F0F8E8#F3F9EB#F5FAEF

Tones of #DEEFCB

#DFEDCF#DFEAD1#DFE8D4#DEE5D6#DEE3D9#DEE1DB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDCCEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.21:1 Fails
Against black text17.31:1 AAA

Best text color on #DEEFCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEEFCB

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 #DEEFCB: ·

How #DEEFCB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E6D4Deuteranopia · #E4E3D6Tritanopia · #DFDBDC

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 #DEEFCB rather than the exact color:

Crystal Ruby Garden
#E7B7E5 · #EEB0BB · #F2DFC3 · #E1EDCD
Velvet Ruby Opal
#6BB11D · #2078C6 · #E458A2 · #DAF0C9
Palette A0c49d
#A0C49D · #C4D7B2 · #E1ECC8 · #F7FFE5
Golden Harbor
#EAD7B6 · #DAF3CB · #BEE7D6 · #B6CAE3
Palette Bad8b6
#BAD8B6 · #E1EACD · #F9F6E6 · #8D77AB
Palette Cadcae
#CADCAE · #E1E9C9 · #EDA35A · #FEE8D9

Similar colors

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

#E1EDCD#DAF0C9#E1ECC8#DAF3CB#E1EACD#E1E9C9#DFE8CC#DEF5C7#DEE8CE#E1F0C4#DCE9D0#E6EEC9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEEFCA  ·  #DEEFCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEEFCB?

#DEEFCB is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 222, 239, 203). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEEFCB?

#DEEFCB is RGB 222, 239, 203 — HSL 88°, 53%, 87% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 15%, 6%.

What colors go with #DEEFCB?

Its complement is #DDCCEF; analogous partners are #EFEECC and #CDEFCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEEFCB for text?

Black text on #DEEFCB has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.