What color is #DEE6C2?

#DEE6C2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE6C2?

The RGB value is 222, 230, 194: 222 red, 230 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE6C2?

The complementary color is #CAC2E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE6C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE6C2 color

#DEE6C2 rgb(222, 230, 194)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEE6C2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 90.2% green and 76.1% blue (222, 230, 194).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 42% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Frost (#E1E4C5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.2:1).

#DEE6C2 color codes

HEX	`#DEE6C2`
RGB	`rgb(222, 230, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 90.2%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 42%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 16%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 16%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.87, -8.79, 16.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.87, 18.84, 117.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.157, 76.018, 62.111)`
Decimal	`14608066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE6C2, 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 #DEE6C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE6C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.2:1	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 #DEE6C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee6c2; }
.text { color: #dee6c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee6c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 230 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee6c2, #cce6c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DEE6C2?: #DEE6C2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE6C2?: The RGB value is 222, 230, 194: 222 red, 230 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE6C2?: The complementary color is #CAC2E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE6C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.