What color is #DEE4CE?

#DEE4CE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Gentle Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE4CE?

The RGB value is 222, 228, 206: 222 red, 228 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE4CE?

The complementary color is #D4CEE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE4CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE4CE color

#DEE4CE rgb(222, 228, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEE4CE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 89.4% green and 80.8% blue (222, 228, 206).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 29% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Frost (#DCE0CD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.09:1).

#DEE4CE color codes

HEX	`#DEE4CE`
RGB	`rgb(222, 228, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 89.4%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 29%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 10%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 10%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.61, -5.85, 10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.61, 11.62, 120.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.007, 75.473, 69.313)`
Decimal	`14607566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE4CE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DEE4CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE4CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DEE4CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee4ce; }
.text { color: #dee4ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee4ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 228 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee4ce, #d3e4ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DEE4CE?: #DEE4CE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Gentle Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE4CE?: The RGB value is 222, 228, 206: 222 red, 228 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE4CE?: The complementary color is #D4CEE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE4CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.