Palettes / Colors / #DCDED4

#DCDED4 — Pale Dusty Green

#DCDED4 is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#DCDED4 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 #D6D4DE; it also sits naturally between #DEDBD4 and #D7DED4. 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 86% · Green 87% · Blue 83%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCDED4

.text { color: #DCDED4; }
.background { background-color: #DCDED4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDED4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 222, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 13%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDED4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 222, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDED4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 222, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCDED4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDED4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCDED4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D6D4DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDED4: #000000.

How #DCDED4 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 #DCDED4 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

← #DCDED3  ·  #DCDED5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDED4?

#DCDED4 is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 220, 222, 212). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDED4?

#DCDED4 is RGB 220, 222, 212 — HSL 72°, 13%, 85% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 5%, 13%.

What colors go with #DCDED4?

Its complement is #D6D4DE; analogous partners are #DEDBD4 and #D7DED4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDED4 for text?

Black text on #DCDED4 has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.