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#DADFCC — Pale Dusty Green

#DADFCC 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 #DADFCC 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.

#DADFCC 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 #D2CDE0; it also sits naturally between #E0DBCD and #D1E0CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DADFCC · RGB 218, 223, 204

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Color values

HEX#DADFCC
RGB218, 223, 204
HSL76°, 23%, 84%
HSV76°, 9%, 87%
CMYK2%, 0%, 9%, 13%
XYZ66.20, 72.04, 67.54
Yxy72.04, 0.3217, 0.3501
CIE-Lab87.99, -5.01, 8.72
Hunter Lab84.88, -4.85, 7.90

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

CSS code for #DADFCC

.text { color: #DADFCC; }
.background { background-color: #DADFCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADFCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 223, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 23%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADFCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 223, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADFCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 223, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DADFCC

#C8D0B4#B6C09B#A4B082#92A168#7C8A56#667147#4F5837#383F27#222618#0B0D08

Tints of #DADFCC

#DDE2D0#DFE4D3#E4E7D9#E6E9DC#E8EBE0#EBEDE3#EDEFE6#F1F3EC#F4F5EF#F6F7F2

Tones of #DADFCC

#DADECE#D9DDD0#D9DCD1#D8DAD2#D8D9D3#D7D7D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2CDE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.36:1 Fails
Against black text15.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #DADFCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DADFCC

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 #DADFCC: ·

How #DADFCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDCD1Deuteranopia · #DCDCD2Tritanopia · #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 #DADFCC rather than the exact color:

Palette 8aa624
#8AA624 · #DBE4C9 · #FFFFF0 · #FEA405
Palette D9dfc6
#D9DFC6 · #EFF3EA · #FFFDF0 · #FFF2C2
Palette 3d065a
#3D065A · #B51A62 · #70D4B4 · #DDDDC7
Palette Dce4c9
#DCE4C9 · #F5F5DC · #B6A28E · #E07B39
Palette B6ae9f
#B6AE9F · #C5C7BC · #DEDED1 · #FBF3D1
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #F9F3CC · #D7E5CA · #8EACCD

Similar colors

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

#DBE4C9#D9DFC6#DDDDC7#DCE4C9#DEDED1#D7E5CA#DDDAD0#DAE5D0#D6DAC8#DBE4C6#E1DCC9#D4E5CD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DADFCB  ·  #DADFCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADFCC?

#DADFCC is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 218, 223, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADFCC?

#DADFCC is RGB 218, 223, 204 — HSL 76°, 23%, 84% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 9%, 13%.

What colors go with #DADFCC?

Its complement is #D2CDE0; analogous partners are #E0DBCD and #D1E0CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADFCC for text?

Black text on #DADFCC has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.