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#DCE8CE

#dce8ce ≈ Beige

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dce8ce 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, 90.98% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.21% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 87.69°, with 36.11% saturation and 85.88% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 16.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Beige (#f5f5dc), ΔE 5.74.

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Web safe#ccffcc
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Relative luminance0.7739

Complementary

  1. #dce8ce
  2. #dacee8

Split complementary

  1. #dce8ce
  2. #cecfe8
  3. #e7cee8

Analogous

  1. #e8e7ce
  2. #dce8ce
  3. #cfe8ce

Triadic

  1. #dce8ce
  2. #cedce8
  3. #e8cedc

Tetradic

  1. #dce8ce
  2. #cee8da
  3. #dacee8
  4. #e8cedc

Square

  1. #dce8ce
  2. #cee8e7
  3. #dacee8
  4. #e8cecf

Monochromatic

  1. #92b766
  2. #b7d09a
  3. #dce8ce
  4. #f5f8f1
  5. #f5f8f1

Shades

#dce8ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dce8ce
  2. #c6d1b9
  3. #b0baa5
  4. #9aa290
  5. #848b7c
  6. #6e7467
  7. #585d52
  8. #42463e
  9. #2c2e29
  10. #161715
  11. #000000

Tints

#dce8ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dce8ce
  2. #e0ead3
  3. #e3edd8
  4. #e7efdd
  5. #eaf1e2
  6. #eef4e7
  7. #f1f6eb
  8. #f5f8f0
  9. #f8faf5
  10. #fcfdfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dce8ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dce8ce
  2. #d3dec6
  3. #cad3be
  4. #c0c9b7
  5. #b7beaf
  6. #aeb4a7
  7. #a5aa9f
  8. #9c9f97
  9. #929590
  10. #898a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1e5db ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebe4cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9e4cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dde5e0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5e6cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4e5cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dde6d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dce8ce {
  color: #dce8ce;
}
Background
.bg-dce8ce {
  background-color: #dce8ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dce8ce {
  border: 2px solid #dce8ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dce8ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 232 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 36% 86%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dce8ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dce8ce, #cfe8ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dce8ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 232 206 / 0.35);
}

#f5f5dc Beige ΔE 5.74 #f0fff0 Honeydew ΔE 6.33 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 7.02 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 7.13 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.76 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 8.12 #fffff0 Ivory ΔE 8.56 #231731 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Beige
#dce8ce  rgb(220, 232, 206)  hsl(88, 36%, 86%)  Beige
#dacee8  rgb(218, 206, 232)  hsl(268, 36%, 86%)  Languid Lavender
#cedce8  rgb(206, 220, 232)  hsl(208, 36%, 86%)  Pale Aqua
#e8cedc  rgb(232, 206, 220)  hsl(328, 36%, 86%)  Thistle