Information about #DCE2CA color

#DCE2CA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DCE2CA falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(220, 226, 202) — 86.3% red, 88.6% green, 79.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 9 / 11. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DCE2CA reads as a mildly saturated yellow and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Green White (#DEDDCB). Nearby in the Register you will also find Willow Brook (#DFE6CF) and Frost (#E1E4C5).

In RGB terms — rgb(220, 226, 202) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 15.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DCE2CA color variations

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#DCE2CA 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DCE2CA

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

Green White color link
Green White

#DEDDCB

Willow Brook color link
Willow Brook

#DFE6CF

Frost color link
Frost

#E1E4C5

Half Titania color link
Half Titania

#E0DCCE

Travertine color link
Travertine

#E2DDC7

Frostee color link
Frostee

#DBE5D2

Eighth Tana color link
Eighth Tana

#E0DED1

Peppermint color link
Peppermint

#D7E7D0

Daydream color link
Daydream

#DEDCC3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DCE2CA
  • RGB220, 226, 202
  • CMYK2, 0, 9, 11
  • CSSrgb(220, 226, 202)
  • HSL75°, 29%, 84%
  • HSL Precise75°, 29.268%, 83.922%
  • HSV75°, 11%, 89%
  • HSB75°, 11%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.886, 0.792)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.886, 0.792, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.886, 0.792)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB88.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDCE2CA
  • DECIMAL ID14475978
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01