Palettes / Colors / #D4DECE

#D4DECE — Pale Dusty Green

#D4DECE is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#D4DECE 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 #D8CEDE; it also sits naturally between #DCDECE and #CEDED0. 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 87% · Blue 81%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 13%

Previews

CSS code for #D4DECE

.text { color: #D4DECE; }
.background { background-color: #D4DECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D4DECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 222, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(97, 20%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D4DECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 222, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D4DECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 222, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D4DECE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D4DECE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D4DECE

Tints of #D4DECE

Tones of #D4DECE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D8CEDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D4DECE: #000000.

How #D4DECE 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 #D4DECE or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D4DECD  ·  #D4DECF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D4DECE?

#D4DECE is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 212, 222, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D4DECE?

#D4DECE is RGB 212, 222, 206 — HSL 97°, 20%, 84% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 7%, 13%.

What colors go with #D4DECE?

Its complement is #D8CEDE; analogous partners are #DCDECE and #CEDED0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D4DECE for text?

Black text on #D4DECE has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.