Palettes / Colors / #D4E5CD

#D4E5CD — Pale Muted Green

#D4E5CD is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#D4E5CD 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 #DECDE5; it also sits naturally between #E0E5CD and #CDE5D2. 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 90% · Blue 80%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #D4E5CD

.text { color: #D4E5CD; }
.background { background-color: #D4E5CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D4E5CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 229, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(103, 32%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D4E5CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 229, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D4E5CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 229, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D4E5CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D4E5CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DECDE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D4E5CD: #000000.

How #D4E5CD 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 #D4E5CD

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D4E5CD 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

← #D4E5CC  ·  #D4E5CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D4E5CD?

#D4E5CD is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 212, 229, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D4E5CD?

#D4E5CD is RGB 212, 229, 205 — HSL 103°, 32%, 85% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 10%, 10%.

What colors go with #D4E5CD?

Its complement is #DECDE5; analogous partners are #E0E5CD and #CDE5D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D4E5CD for text?

Black text on #D4E5CD has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.