Palettes / Colors / #D2D9BF

#D2D9BF — Light Dusty Green

#D2D9BF is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#D2D9BF 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 #C6BFD9; it also sits naturally between #D9D3BF and #C5D9BF. 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 85% · Blue 75%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D2D9BF

.text { color: #D2D9BF; }
.background { background-color: #D2D9BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D2D9BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 217, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 25%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D2D9BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 217, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D2D9BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 217, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D2D9BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D2D9BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C6BFD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D2D9BF: #000000.

How #D2D9BF 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 #D2D9BF 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

← #D2D9BE  ·  #D2D9C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D2D9BF?

#D2D9BF is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 210, 217, 191). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D2D9BF?

#D2D9BF is RGB 210, 217, 191 — HSL 76°, 25%, 80% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 12%, 15%.

What colors go with #D2D9BF?

Its complement is #C6BFD9; analogous partners are #D9D3BF and #C5D9BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D2D9BF for text?

Black text on #D2D9BF has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.