Palettes / Colors / #D0DDCA

#D0DDCA — Pale Dusty Green

#D0DDCA 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 #D0DDCA 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.

#D0DDCA is a warm-leaning 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 #D7CADD; it also sits naturally between #DADDCA and #CADDCE. 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 82% · Green 87% · Blue 79%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D0DDCA

.text { color: #D0DDCA; }
.background { background-color: #D0DDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D0DDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(208, 221, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(101, 22%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D0DDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(208, 221, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D0DDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(208, 221, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D0DDCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D0DDCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7CADD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D0DDCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D0DDCA

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 #D0DDCA 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 #D0DDCA 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

← #D0DDC9  ·  #D0DDCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D0DDCA?

#D0DDCA is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 208, 221, 202). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D0DDCA?

#D0DDCA is RGB 208, 221, 202 — HSL 101°, 22%, 83% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 9%, 13%.

What colors go with #D0DDCA?

Its complement is #D7CADD; analogous partners are #DADDCA and #CADDCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D0DDCA for text?

Black text on #D0DDCA has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.