Palettes / Colors / #DADECE
#DADECE — Pale Dusty Green
#DADECE is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DADECE when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#DADECE 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 #D2CEDE; it also sits naturally between #DEDACE and #D2DECE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DADECE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 222, 206 |
| HSL | 75°, 20%, 84% |
| HSV | 75°, 7%, 87% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 7%, 13% |
| XYZ | 66.18, 71.60, 68.73 |
| Yxy | 71.60, 0.3205, 0.3467 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.78, -4.16, 7.37 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.62, -4.03, 6.72 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 87% · Blue 81%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DADECE
.text { color: #DADECE; }
.background { background-color: #DADECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 222, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(75, 20%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 222, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 222, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DADECE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DADECE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DADECE
Tints of #DADECE
Tones of #DADECE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D2CEDE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.37:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.32:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DADECE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DADECE
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DADECE: ·
How #DADECE 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 #DADECE 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #DADECE?
#DADECE is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 218, 222, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DADECE?
#DADECE is RGB 218, 222, 206 — HSL 75°, 20%, 84% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 7%, 13%.
What colors go with #DADECE?
Its complement is #D2CEDE; analogous partners are #DEDACE and #D2DECE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DADECE for text?
Black text on #DADECE has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.