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#DCEB98 Color

#DCEB98 is rgb(220, 235, 152) in RGB, hsl(71, 67%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 35%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCEB98
HEX#DCEB98
RGBrgb(220, 235, 152)
HSLhsl(71, 67%, 76%)
HSVhsv(71, 35%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 35%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(91% 0.107 116.9)
LABlab(90.50% -14.66 38.55)
LCHlch(90.50% 41.25 110.82)

What #DCEB98 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 #DCEB98, 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.

#DCEB98 Channel Values

How #DCEB98 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 235 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 71° · S 67% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 71° · S 35% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCEB98 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 text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCEB98 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCEB98

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCEB98; 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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Tints & Shades of #DCEB98

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 #DCEB98.

How #DCEB98 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#DCEB98
Protanopia#E9E998
Protanomaly#E4EA98
Deuteranopia#E6E699
Deuteranomaly#E2E898
Tritanopia#E5E3E3
Tritanomaly#E1E6C9
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCEB98 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dceb98: #DCEB98;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCEB98;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dceb98': '#DCEB98' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.922, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_dceb98">#DCEB98</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCEB98"

More Green Colors

#DCEB98 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DCEB98 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCEB98?

#DCEB98 is a light green — rgb(220, 235, 152) in RGB and hsl(71, 67%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #DCEB98?

#DCEB98 is rgb(220, 235, 152) — red 220, green 235, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCEB98?

#DCEB98 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 35%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCEB98 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCEB98 scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCEB98 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCEB98 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 11.12, which is visibly different.

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