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#DCE2C8

#dce2c8 ≈ Beige

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dce2c8 is a color from the yellow-green family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 88.63% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.5% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 73.85°, with 30.95% saturation and 83.53% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Beige (#f5f5dc), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7378

Complementary

  1. #dce2c8
  2. #cec8e2

Split complementary

  1. #dce2c8
  2. #c8cfe2
  3. #dbc8e2

Analogous

  1. #e2dbc8
  2. #dce2c8
  3. #cfe2c8

Triadic

  1. #dce2c8
  2. #c8dce2
  3. #e2c8dc

Tetradic

  1. #dce2c8
  2. #c8e2ce
  3. #cec8e2
  4. #e2c8dc

Square

  1. #dce2c8
  2. #c8e2db
  3. #cec8e2
  4. #e2c8cf

Monochromatic

  1. #9cad64
  2. #bcc896
  3. #dce2c8
  4. #f6f8f2
  5. #f6f8f2

Shades

#dce2c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dce2c8
  2. #c6cbb4
  3. #b0b5a0
  4. #9a9e8c
  5. #848878
  6. #6e7164
  7. #585a50
  8. #42443c
  9. #2c2d28
  10. #161714
  11. #000000

Tints

#dce2c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dce2c8
  2. #e0e5ce
  3. #e3e8d3
  4. #e7ebd9
  5. #eaeede
  6. #eef1e4
  7. #f1f3e9
  8. #f5f6ef
  9. #f8f9f4
  10. #fcfcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dce2c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dce2c8
  2. #d3d8c1
  3. #caceba
  4. #c0c5b2
  5. #b7bbab
  6. #aeb1a4
  7. #a5a79d
  8. #9c9d96
  9. #92948e
  10. #898a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dee0d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6dfc7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5dfc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfdfda ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2e0c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2e0c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dee0d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dce2c8 {
  color: #dce2c8;
}
Background
.bg-dce2c8 {
  background-color: #dce2c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dce2c8 {
  border: 2px solid #dce2c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dce2c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 226 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 31% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dce2c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dce2c8, #cfe2c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dce2c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 226 200 / 0.35);
}

#f5f5dc Beige ΔE 5.05 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 6.43 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 6.84 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 6.84 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 7.19 #fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 7.51 #f0fff0 Honeydew ΔE 7.76 #231d37 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Beige
#dce2c8  rgb(220, 226, 200)  hsl(74, 31%, 84%)  Beige
#cec8e2  rgb(206, 200, 226)  hsl(254, 31%, 84%)  Languid Lavender
#c8dce2  rgb(200, 220, 226)  hsl(194, 31%, 84%)  Columbia Blue
#e2c8dc  rgb(226, 200, 220)  hsl(314, 31%, 84%)  Thistle