Information about #DCE9C3 color

#DCE9C3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DCE9C3 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(220, 233, 195) — 86.3% red, 91.4% green, 76.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 0 / 15 / 9. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DCE9C3 presents itself as a clearly saturated yellow-green — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Toksig Sandee (#DDEDC0). Slightly further away sit Frost (#E1E4C5) and Gin (#D8E4BC).

The recipe behind #DCE9C3 is rgb(220, 233, 195), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DCE9C3: 16.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DCE9C3 color variations

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

#DCE9C3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DCE9C3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DCE9C3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DCE9C3 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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#DCE9C3 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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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 #DCE9C3

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

Toksig Sandee color link
Toksig Sandee

#DDEDC0

Frost color link
Frost

#E1E4C5

Gin color link
Gin

#D8E4BC

Chill Out color link
Chill Out

#E2E7BA

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

#DCE7B8

Green Pastel color link
Green Pastel

#D3ECCA

Pastel Pistachio color link
Pastel Pistachio

#D0E9C0

Willow Brook color link
Willow Brook

#DFE6CF

Daydream color link
Daydream

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Arrowroot color link
Arrowroot

#E7E2C5

Tana color link
Tana

#D9DCC1

Travertine color link
Travertine

#E2DDC7

#DCE9C3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DCE9C3
  • RGB220, 233, 195
  • CMYK5, 0, 15, 9
  • CSSrgb(220, 233, 195)
  • HSL81°, 46%, 84%
  • HSL Precise80.526°, 46.341%, 83.922%
  • HSV81°, 16%, 91%
  • HSB81°, 16%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.914
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.914, 0.765)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.914, 0.765, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.914, 0.765)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB91.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDCE9C3
  • DECIMAL ID14477763
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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