Skip to content

#DCE3B0 Color

#DCE3B0 is rgb(220, 227, 176) in RGB, hsl(68, 48%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 22%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCE3B0
HEX#DCE3B0
RGBrgb(220, 227, 176)
HSLhsl(68, 48%, 79%)
HSVhsv(68, 22%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 22%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(89.8% 0.067 114.1)
LABlab(88.74% -8.62 24.19)
LCHlch(88.74% 25.68 109.61)

What #DCE3B0 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 #DCE3B0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 5.23Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 8.26Lemon Meringue#F6EABEΔE 8.89Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 9.67Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 10.11Lemon Chiffon#FFFACDΔE 10.58

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

#DCE3B0 Channel Values

How #DCE3B0 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 220 · G 227 · B 1768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 48% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 22% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCE3B0 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 text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCE3B0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCE3B0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCE3B0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DCE3B0
Complementary
#B7B0E3
Analogous
#E3D0B0
Analogous
#C3E3B0
Triadic
#B0DCE3
Triadic
#E3B0DC
Split comp.
#B0C3E3
Split comp.
#D0B0E3

Tints & Shades of #DCE3B0

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

#E1E7BB
#E5EAC3
#EAEECE
#EEF2D9
#F3F6E5
#F7F8EC

Shades

#CAD586
#BAC760
#A2B13E
#7C8830
#565E21
#343914

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DCE3B0.

How #DCE3B0 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#DCE3B0
Protanopia#E2E2B0
Protanomaly#E0E2B0
Deuteranopia#E1E1B0
Deuteranomaly#DFE2B0
Tritanopia#E2DDDD
Tritanomaly#DFE0CD
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCE3B0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dce3b0: #DCE3B0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCE3B0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dce3b0': '#DCE3B0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.890, blue: 0.690)
Android XML<color name="color_dce3b0">#DCE3B0</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCE3B0"

More Green Colors

#DCE3B0 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#DCE3B0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCE3B0?

#DCE3B0 is a light green — rgb(220, 227, 176) in RGB and hsl(68, 48%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.23.

What is the RGB value of #DCE3B0?

#DCE3B0 is rgb(220, 227, 176) — red 220, green 227, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCE3B0?

#DCE3B0 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 22%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCE3B0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCE3B0 scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCE3B0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCE3B0 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #DCE3B0 in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.