#DCE2D8

Closest named color: Pale Silver (#D8E2DC). oklch(90.5% 0.015 132.5), rgb(220, 226, 216).

Black text reads best on this color (15.91:1).

About this color

#DCE2D8 is a very light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 91%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Pale Silver (#D8E2DC), ΔE 0.007 away. Black text reads best on it, at 15.91:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	very light (91%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.015)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Pale Silver (#D8E2DC)
Black text	15.91:1
White text	1.31:1

Values

HEX	#DCE2D8
RGB	rgb(220, 226, 216)
HSL	hsl(96, 15%, 87%)
OKLCH	oklch(90.5% 0.015 132.5)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #DCE2D8	1.31:1	Fails	Lc -18.1	Dividers and decoration only
Black text on #DCE2D8	15.91:1	AAA	Lc 87.8	Fine for body text
#DCE2D8 text on white	1.31:1	Fails	Lc 15.8	Dividers and decoration only
#DCE2D8 text on black	15.91:1	AAA	Lc -87.9	Fine for body text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 200.

Step 50
50

#F5F6F4

oklch(97.2% 0.003 128.5)
Step 100
100

#E8EBE7

oklch(93.7% 0.006 137.8)
Step 200
200 (this color)

#DCE2D8

oklch(90.5% 0.015 132.5)
Step 300
300

#BCC3B7

oklch(80.8% 0.018 131.9)
Step 400
400

#99A592

oklch(70.7% 0.03 133.8)
Step 500
500

#818F77

oklch(63.2% 0.039 132.2)
Step 600
600

#6A795F

oklch(55.6% 0.043 132.2)
Step 700
700

#58664F

oklch(49.2% 0.04 133.3)
Step 800
800

#485341

oklch(42.7% 0.032 133.3)
Step 900
900

#3C4537

oklch(37.8% 0.026 134.4)
Step 950
950

#232820

oklch(26.9% 0.016 133.7)

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#DCE2D8 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#E3E0D7	0.010
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#E2E0D8	0.009
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#DCE1DF	0.011
Achromatopsia (no color)	#E0E0E0	0.015

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #DCE2D8, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #DCE2D8 in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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