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#DBE4CE Color

#DBE4CE is rgb(219, 228, 206) in RGB, hsl(85, 29%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eggshell (#F0EAD6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBE4CE
HEX#DBE4CE
RGBrgb(219, 228, 206)
HSLhsl(85, 29%, 85%)
HSVhsv(85, 10%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(90.6% 0.031 125.2)
LABlab(89.45% -6.01 9.69)
LCHlch(89.45% 11.40 121.82)

What #DBE4CE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DBE4CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#DBE4CE Channel Values

How #DBE4CE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 219 · G 228 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 29% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 10% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBE4CE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBE4CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBE4CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBE4CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DBE4CE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DBE4CE.

How #DBE4CE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DBE4CE
Protanopia#E2E2CE
Protanomaly#E0E3CE
Deuteranopia#E1E1CE
Deuteranomaly#DFE2CE
Tritanopia#DEE1E1
Tritanomaly#DDE2DA
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBE4CE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dbe4ce: #DBE4CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBE4CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbe4ce': '#DBE4CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.894, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_dbe4ce">#DBE4CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBE4CE"

More Green Colors

#DBE4CE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBE4CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBE4CE?

#DBE4CE is a lightest green — rgb(219, 228, 206) in RGB and hsl(85, 29%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eggshell (#F0EAD6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.59.

What is the RGB value of #DBE4CE?

#DBE4CE is rgb(219, 228, 206) — red 219, green 228, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBE4CE?

#DBE4CE converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBE4CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBE4CE scores 1.31:1 against white and 16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBE4CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBE4CE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is beige (#F5F5DC) at a CIE76 distance of 7.59, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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