Palettes / Colors / #D5DDCC

#D5DDCC — Pale Dusty Green

#D5DDCC is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#D5DDCC 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 #D3CBDC; it also sits naturally between #DCDCCB and #CCDCCB. 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 #D5DDCC

.text { color: #D5DDCC; }
.background { background-color: #D5DDCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D5DDCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(213, 221, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(88, 20%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D5DDCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(213, 221, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D5DDCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(213, 221, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D5DDCC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D5DDCC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3CBDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D5DDCC: #000000.

How #D5DDCC 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 #D5DDCC 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

← #D5DDCB  ·  #D5DDCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D5DDCC?

#D5DDCC is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 213, 221, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D5DDCC?

#D5DDCC is RGB 213, 221, 204 — HSL 88°, 20%, 83% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #D5DDCC?

Its complement is #D3CBDC; analogous partners are #DCDCCB and #CCDCCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D5DDCC for text?

Black text on #D5DDCC has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.