Palettes / Colors / #D5DDCB

#D5DDCB — Pale Dusty Green

#D5DDCB is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#D5DDCB 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 #D3CBDD; it also sits naturally between #DDDCCB and #CBDDCB. 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 84% · Green 87% · Blue 80%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D5DDCB

.text { color: #D5DDCB; }
.background { background-color: #D5DDCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D5DDCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(213, 221, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(87, 21%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D5DDCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(213, 221, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D5DDCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(213, 221, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D5DDCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D5DDCB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D5DDCB

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Tones of #D5DDCB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3CBDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D5DDCB: #000000.

How #D5DDCB 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 #D5DDCB 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

← #D5DDCA  ·  #D5DDCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D5DDCB?

#D5DDCB is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 213, 221, 203). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D5DDCB?

#D5DDCB is RGB 213, 221, 203 — HSL 87°, 21%, 83% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #D5DDCB?

Its complement is #D3CBDD; analogous partners are #DDDCCB and #CBDDCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D5DDCB for text?

Black text on #D5DDCB has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.