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Information about #DCE3C9 color

#DCE3C9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DCE3C9 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(220, 227, 201) — 86.3% red, 89% green, 78.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 3 / 0 / 10 / 11. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced zesty chartreuse, #DCE3C9 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Frost (#E1E4C5). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Green White (#DEDDCB) and Willow Brook (#DFE6CF).

In RGB terms — rgb(220, 227, 201) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DCE3C9: 15.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DCE3C9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DCE3C9 color variations

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

#DCE3C9 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 #DCE3C9

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

Frost color link
Frost

#E1E4C5

Green White color link
Green White

#DEDDCB

Willow Brook color link
Willow Brook

#DFE6CF

Travertine color link
Travertine

#E2DDC7

Frostee color link
Frostee

#DBE5D2

Daydream color link
Daydream

#DEDCC3

Peppermint color link
Peppermint

#D7E7D0

Half Titania color link
Half Titania

#E0DCCE

Eighth Tana color link
Eighth Tana

#E0DED1

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DCE3C9
  • RGB220, 227, 201
  • CMYK3, 0, 10, 11
  • CSSrgb(220, 227, 201)
  • HSL76°, 32%, 84%
  • HSL Precise76.154°, 31.707%, 83.922%
  • HSV76°, 11%, 89%
  • HSB76°, 11%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.890
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.890, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.890, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.890, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDCE3C9
  • DECIMAL ID14476233
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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