Palettes / Colors / #DADDCB

#DADDCB — Pale Dusty Green

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

#DADDCB 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 #CECBDD; it also sits naturally between #DDD7CB and #D1DDCB. 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 85% · Green 87% · Blue 80%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DADDCB

.text { color: #DADDCB; }
.background { background-color: #DADDCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADDCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 221, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 21%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADDCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 221, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADDCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 221, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DADDCB

Tints of #DADDCB

Tones of #DADDCB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CECBDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DADDCB: #000000.

How #DADDCB 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 #DADDCB 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

← #DADDCA  ·  #DADDCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADDCB?

#DADDCB is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 218, 221, 203). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADDCB?

#DADDCB is RGB 218, 221, 203 — HSL 70°, 21%, 83% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #DADDCB?

Its complement is #CECBDD; analogous partners are #DDD7CB and #D1DDCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADDCB for text?

Black text on #DADDCB has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.