Palettes / Colors / #CEDFD9

#CEDFD9 — Pale Dusty Green

#CEDFD9 is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CEDFD9 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CEDFD9 is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DFCED4; it also sits naturally between #CEDFD0 and #CEDCDF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 87% · Blue 85%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CEDFD9

.text { color: #CEDFD9; }
.background { background-color: #CEDFD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDFD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 223, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(159, 21%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDFD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 223, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDFD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 223, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEDFD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDFD9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFCED4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEDFD9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDFD9

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CEDFD9 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CEDFD9 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEDFD8  ·  #CEDFDA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDFD9?

#CEDFD9 is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 206, 223, 217). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDFD9?

#CEDFD9 is RGB 206, 223, 217 — HSL 159°, 21%, 84% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 3%, 13%.

What colors go with #CEDFD9?

Its complement is #DFCED4; analogous partners are #CEDFD0 and #CEDCDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDFD9 for text?

Black text on #CEDFD9 has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.