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#dbeccb

a pale, vivid green · neutral · closest name: Light Goldenrod Yellow

RGB
219, 236, 203
HSL
91°, 47%, 86%
CMYK
7, 0, 14, 8
Luminance
0.7936

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #dbeccb is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#dbeccb
Hue
91°
green
Saturation
47%
vivid
Lightness
86%
pale
Brightness
93%
HSV value
Perceived
89%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7936
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
50/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
16.87:1
Closest name
Light Goldenrod Yellow
ΔE2000 7
Where it sits
Hue91° of 360°
Saturation47%
Lightness86%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool50% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#dbeccb
RGBrgb(219, 236, 203)
HSLhsl(91, 47%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 14%, 8%)
LABlab(91.4 -11.4 14.1)
LCHlch(91.4 18.1 129.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.922 0.047 129.6)
Decimal14413003
Display P3color(display-p3 0.859 0.925 0.796)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #dbeccb;
background-color: #dbeccb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#dbeccb] bg-[#dbeccb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #dbeccb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.859, green: 0.925, blue: 0.796)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#dbeccb")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFDBECCB)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(203, 236, 219)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #dbeccb · 16.87:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.24:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.87:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #dbeccb as text scores 1.24:1 on white and 16.87:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#dbeccb on white: 1.24:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#dbeccb on black: 16.87:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F0E7C9
deuteranopia · #EDE6CC
tritanopia · #DCE9E3

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #dbeccb is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F7FAF5
#F0F5EA
#dbeccb
#C6E1AD
#AAD284
#8DC35B
#79B341
#659537
#50782C
#3C5723
#263716
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F7FAF5Darkest = 950 · #263716
:root {
  --brand-50: #F7FAF5;
  --brand-100: #F0F5EA;
  --brand-200: #dbeccb;
  --brand-300: #C6E1AD;
  --brand-400: #AAD284;
  --brand-500: #8DC35B;
  --brand-600: #79B341;
  --brand-700: #659537;
  --brand-800: #50782C;
  --brand-900: #3C5723;
  --brand-950: #263716;
  --brand: #dbeccb;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #dbeccb

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F7FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D6E9C3
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#729B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#4E3498
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#3F5D22
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F2F8EC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1C2414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #dbeccb

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#DCCBEC
Analogous left#ECECCB
Analogous right#CBECCC
Split-complement 1#CCCBEC
Split-complement 2#ECCBEC
Triadic 1#CBDBEC
Triadic 2#ECCBDB
Tetradic#CBECEC

RGB percentages

Red85.9%
Green92.5%
Blue79.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan7.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow14.0%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#dbeccb text on a black background

contrast 16.87:1

Card sample

#dbeccb text on a white background

contrast 1.24:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #dbeccb;
Background color
Panel with #dbeccb background
background-color: #dbeccb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #dbeccb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(219, 236, 203, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(219, 236, 203, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #dbeccb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbeccb, #CBECD1);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #dbeccb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#dbeccb in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.

#dbeccb, answered

What color is #dbeccb?

#dbeccb is a pale vivid green, closest to Light Goldenrod Yellow (ΔE2000 7). It sits at 91° on the hue wheel with 47% saturation and 86% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #dbeccb?

rgb(219, 236, 203) — 219 red, 236 green and 203 blue out of 255, or 85.9% / 92.5% / 79.6% by channel.

Is #dbeccb a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7936 and perceived brightness is 89%, so black text on it reaches 16.87:1.

Should I use black or white text on #dbeccb?

Black. It scores 16.87:1 against #dbeccb, versus 1.24:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #dbeccb?

#DCCBEC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #CCCBEC and #ECCBEC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #dbeccb?

For interface work: #F7FAF4 as the surface, #D6E9C3 for borders, #729B4B for secondary text, #4E3498 as an accent and #3F5D22 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #ECECCB and #CBECCC stays calm, while #DCCBEC is the loudest partner.

What is #dbeccb in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(7%, 0%, 14%, 8%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #dbeccb warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 50 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #E7ECCB; nudged cooler, #CEEDCA.

Work with #dbeccb in the Color Lab