HEX atlas value

#DCE4BE

#DCE4BE is a cool green HEX color close to Bone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 228, 190, HSL 73, 41%, 82%, has luminance 0.7442, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#DCE4BE Sample readable text

HEX #DCE4BE

RGB rgb(220, 228, 190)

HSL hsl(73 41% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(4, 0, 17, 11)

Luminance 0.7442

Contrast Black 15.88:1White 1.32:1

CSS

--color-dce4be: #DCE4BE;
.background-dce4be { background-color: #DCE4BE; }
.text-dce4be { color: #DCE4BE; }

Luminance0.7442

Black text15.88:1AA Pass

White text1.32:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#DCE4BE","rgb":[220,228,190],"hsl":[73,41,82],"cmyk":[4,0,17,11],"luminance":0.7442,"contrast":{"black":15.88,"white":1.32}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.88,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.32,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E1EEB4","hex":"#E1EEB4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.09,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.49,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.99,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C9E4BE","hex":"#C9E4BE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.32,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Bone adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dce4be.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C6BEE4","analogous":["#E4D9BE","#C9E4BE"],"triadic":["#BEDCE4","#E4BEDC"],"tetradic":["#BEE4D9","#C6BEE4","#E4BEC9"],"splitComplementary":["#BEC9E4","#D9BEE4"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#DCE4BE","#B9C97E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#B9C97E","saturated":"#E1EEB4","desaturated":"#D6DAC8","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F4FFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":16.431676725154983},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":17.663521732655695},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":19.390719429665317},{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":21.494185260204677},{"slug":"quartz","name":"Quartz","hex":"#E7D9D1","distance":24.55605831561735}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DCE4BE

#DCE4BE is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #DCE4BE is visually closest to Bone, a named orange color with HEX #E3DAC9.

The RGB channels are 220, 228, and 190, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 73deg with 41% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.7442, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.43, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.88:1AA Pass

White text1.32:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DCE4BE needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.88:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.32:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#E1EEB4#000000 text · best 17.09:1#E1EEB4

Vellum#000000 text · best 16.49:1#EFE3C8

Pearl#000000 text · best 15.99:1#EAE0C8

#C9E4BE#000000 text · best 15.32:1#C9E4BE

Generated Palette

#DCE4BE#DCE4BE

#C6BEE4#C6BEE4

#E4D9BE#E4D9BE

#C9E4BE#C9E4BE

White#FFFFFF

#B9C97E#B9C97E

Color Harmonies

#C6BEE4#C6BEE4

#E4D9BE#E4D9BE

#C9E4BE#C9E4BE

#BEDCE4#BEDCE4

#E4BEDC#E4BEDC

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#B9C97E#B9C97E

#E1EEB4#E1EEB4

#D6DAC8#D6DAC8

White#FFFFFF

#F4FFCC#F4FFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Bone#E3DAC9

Pearl#EAE0C8

Limestone#D8D2C4

Vellum#EFE3C8

Quartz#E7D9D1

#DCE4BE

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DCE4BE

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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