Information about #DCE9BB color

#DCE9BB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #DCE9BB belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(220, 233, 187) — 86.3% red, 91.4% green, 73.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 0 / 18 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DCE9BB reads as a pleasantly vivid yellow-green and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pale Light Grayish Lime Green (#DCE7B8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Chill Out (#E2E7BA) and Gin (#D8E4BC).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(220, 233, 187)), which gives #DCE9BB its character. If you plan to put text on a #DCE9BB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 16.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DCE9BB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DCE9BB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DCE9BB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DCE9BB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DCE9BB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DCE9BB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#DCE9BB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#BADBE9
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #DCE9BB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pale Light Grayish Lime Green color link
Pale Light Grayish Lime Green

#DCE7B8

Chill Out color link
Chill Out

#E2E7BA

Gin color link
Gin

#D8E4BC

Toksig Sandee color link
Toksig Sandee

#DDEDC0

Pale Light Grayish Olive color link
Pale Light Grayish Olive

#E7E7B8

Frost color link
Frost

#E1E4C5

Pale Light Grayish Chartreuse Green color link
Pale Light Grayish Chartreuse Green

#D0E7B8

Tusk color link
Tusk

#E3E5B1

Pastel Pistachio color link
Pastel Pistachio

#D0E9C0

Ying Yang color link
Ying Yang

#DADCBE

Tana color link
Tana

#D9DCC1

Tea Green color link
Tea Green

#D0F0C0

#DCE9BB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DCE9BB
  • RGB220, 233, 187
  • CMYK5, 0, 18, 9
  • CSSrgb(220, 233, 187)
  • HSL77°, 51%, 82%
  • HSL Precise76.957°, 51.111%, 82.353%
  • HSV77°, 20%, 91%
  • HSB77°, 20%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.914
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.914, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.914, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.914, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB91.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDCE9BB
  • DECIMAL ID14477755
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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