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#DADFCE — Pale Dusty Green

#DADFCE 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 #DADFCE 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.

#DADFCE 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 #D3CEDF; it also sits naturally between #DFDBCE and #D1DFCE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DADFCE · RGB 218, 223, 206

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Color values

HEX#DADFCE
RGB218, 223, 206
HSL78°, 21%, 84%
HSV78°, 8%, 87%
CMYK2%, 0%, 8%, 13%
XYZ66.44, 72.14, 68.81
Yxy72.14, 0.3204, 0.3478
CIE-Lab88.03, -4.68, 7.74
Hunter Lab84.93, -4.53, 7.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 87% · Blue 81%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DADFCE

.text { color: #DADFCE; }
.background { background-color: #DADFCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADFCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 223, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(78, 21%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADFCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 223, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADFCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 223, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DADFCE

#C7CFB5#B4BF9C#A2AE84#8F9E6B#7A8859#646F49#4D5638#373E28#212518#0B0C08

Tints of #DADFCE

#DCE1D1#DEE3D4#E3E7DA#E5E9DD#E8EBE0#EAEDE3#ECEFE6#F1F3EC#F3F5F0#F6F7F3

Tones of #DADFCE

#D9DECF#D9DCD0#D8DBD1#D8DAD3#D7D9D4#D7D7D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3CEDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.36:1 Fails
Against black text15.43:1 AAA

Best text color on #DADFCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DADFCE

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 #DADFCE: ·

How #DADFCE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDCD2Deuteranopia · #DCDCD3Tritanopia · #DAD5D6

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 #DADFCE rather than the exact color:

Palette B6ae9f
#B6AE9F · #C5C7BC · #DEDED1 · #FBF3D1
Palette 57564f
#57564F · #7A7A73 · #DDDAD0 · #F8F3CE
Palette F9ebc8
#F9EBC8 · #FEFBE7 · #DAE5D0 · #A0BCC2
Palette 8aa624
#8AA624 · #DBE4C9 · #FFFFF0 · #FEA405
Palette Dce4c9
#DCE4C9 · #F5F5DC · #B6A28E · #E07B39
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #F9F3CC · #D7E5CA · #8EACCD

Similar colors

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

#DEDED1#DDDAD0#DAE5D0#DBE4C9#DCE4C9#D7E5CA#DDDDC7#D9DFC6#E2DFD0#D4E5CD#D3E4CD#D6DAC8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DADFCD  ·  #DADFCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADFCE?

#DADFCE is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 218, 223, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADFCE?

#DADFCE is RGB 218, 223, 206 — HSL 78°, 21%, 84% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #DADFCE?

Its complement is #D3CEDF; analogous partners are #DFDBCE and #D1DFCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADFCE for text?

Black text on #DADFCE has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.