Palettes / Colors / #D3E4CD

#D3E4CD — Pale Dusty Green

#D3E4CD is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#D3E4CD 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 #DECDE4; it also sits naturally between #DFE4CD and #CDE4D3. 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 83% · Green 89% · Blue 80%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 11%

Previews

CSS code for #D3E4CD

.text { color: #D3E4CD; }
.background { background-color: #D3E4CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D3E4CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(211, 228, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(104, 30%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D3E4CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(211, 228, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D3E4CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(211, 228, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D3E4CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D3E4CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DECDE4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D3E4CD: #000000.

How #D3E4CD 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 #D3E4CD

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D3E4CC  ·  #D3E4CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D3E4CD?

#D3E4CD is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 211, 228, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D3E4CD?

#D3E4CD is RGB 211, 228, 205 — HSL 104°, 30%, 85% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 10%, 11%.

What colors go with #D3E4CD?

Its complement is #DECDE4; analogous partners are #DFE4CD and #CDE4D3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D3E4CD for text?

Black text on #D3E4CD has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.