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#DADFCB — Pale Dusty Green

#DADFCB 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 #DADFCB 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.

#DADFCB 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 #D1CCE0; it also sits naturally between #E0DBCC and #D1E0CC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DADFCB · RGB 218, 223, 203

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Color values

HEX#DADFCB
RGB218, 223, 203
HSL75°, 24%, 84%
HSV75°, 9%, 87%
CMYK2%, 0%, 9%, 13%
XYZ66.08, 71.99, 66.91
Yxy71.99, 0.3224, 0.3512
CIE-Lab87.97, -5.18, 9.21
Hunter Lab84.85, -5.01, 8.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 87% · Blue 80%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DADFCB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DADFCB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DADFCB

.text { color: #DADFCB; }
.background { background-color: #DADFCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADFCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 223, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(75, 24%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADFCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 223, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADFCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 223, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DADFCB

#C9D0B3#B7C19A#A5B181#93A267#7E8B55#677246#505936#393F27#222617#0B0D08

Tints of #DADFCB

#DDE2D0#E0E4D3#E4E8D9#E6EADC#E9ECDF#EBEEE3#EDEFE6#F2F3EC#F4F5EF#F6F7F2

Tones of #DADFCB

#DADFCE#DADDCF#D9DCD0#D8DAD2#D8D9D3#D7D7D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1CCE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.36:1 Fails
Against black text15.40:1 AAA

Best text color on #DADFCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DADFCB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DADFCB: ·

How #DADFCB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DCDCD0Deuteranopia · #DCDCD1Tritanopia · #DAD4D5

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DADFCB rather than the exact color:

Palette D9dfc6
#D9DFC6 · #EFF3EA · #FFFDF0 · #FFF2C2
Palette 3d065a
#3D065A · #B51A62 · #70D4B4 · #DDDDC7
Palette 8aa624
#8AA624 · #DBE4C9 · #FFFFF0 · #FEA405
Palette Dce4c9
#DCE4C9 · #F5F5DC · #B6A28E · #E07B39
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #F9F3CC · #D7E5CA · #8EACCD
Palette D6a99d
#D6A99D · #FBF3D5 · #D6DAC8 · #9CAFAA

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D9DFC6#DDDDC7#DBE4C9#DCE4C9#D7E5CA#D6DAC8#DBE4C6#DEDED1#DDDAD0#DAE5D0#E1DCC9#DBE7C9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DADFCA  ·  #DADFCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADFCB?

#DADFCB is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 218, 223, 203). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADFCB?

#DADFCB is RGB 218, 223, 203 — HSL 75°, 24%, 84% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 9%, 13%.

What colors go with #DADFCB?

Its complement is #D1CCE0; analogous partners are #E0DBCC and #D1E0CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADFCB for text?

Black text on #DADFCB has a contrast ratio of 15.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.