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#DDDFD6 — Pale Dusty Green

#DDDFD6 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 #DDDFD6 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.

#DDDFD6 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 #D9D7E0; it also sits naturally between #E0DDD7 and #D9E0D7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDDFD6 · RGB 221, 223, 214

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Color values

HEX#DDDFD6
RGB221, 223, 214
HSL73°, 12%, 86%
HSV73°, 4%, 87%
CMYK1%, 0%, 4%, 13%
XYZ68.34, 73.00, 74.11
Yxy73.00, 0.3172, 0.3388
CIE-Lab88.45, -2.27, 4.16
Hunter Lab85.44, -2.21, 3.88

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 84%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DDDFD6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDDFD6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDDFD6

.text { color: #DDDFD6; }
.background { background-color: #DDDFD6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDFD6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 223, 214); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 12%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDFD6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 223, 214, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDFD6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 223, 214, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDDFD6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDDFD6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDDFD6

#CBCEC0#B8BCA9#A2A790#8F9679#7B8165#656A53#4F5341#36392D#21221B#0B0B09

Tints of #DDDFD6

#E0E2DA#E2E4DD#E5E6E0#E7E9E2#EAEBE5#ECEDE8#EEEFEB#F1F2EE#F3F4F1#F5F6F4

Tones of #DDDFD6

#DDDFD8#DDDFD8#DDDED9#DCDDDA#DCDCDA#DCDCDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9D7E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.35:1 Fails
Against black text15.60:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDDFD6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDDFD6

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 #DDDFD6: ·

How #DDDFD6 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DEDED8Deuteranopia · #DEDED9Tritanopia · #DDDADA

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 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDDFD6 rather than the exact color:

Palette B6ae9f
#B6AE9F · #C5C7BC · #DEDED1 · #FBF3D1
Palette Ff6d24
#FF6D24 · #4E413B · #857671 · #E2DED3
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #FEF9D9 · #DEE5D4 · #8EACCD
Palette E62727
#E62727 · #F3F2EC · #DCDCDC · #1E93AB
Palette B4b4b8
#B4B4B8 · #C7C8CC · #E3E1D9 · #F2EFE5
Palette 6482ad
#6482AD · #7FA1C3 · #E2DAD6 · #F5EDED

Similar colors

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

#DEDED1#E2DED3#DEE5D4#DCDCDC#E3E1D9#E2DAD6#DDDDDD#E0D9D9#DDDAD0#E2DFD0#E5E0D8#E0DEDE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDDFD5  ·  #DDDFD7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDDFD6?

#DDDFD6 is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 221, 223, 214). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDFD6?

#DDDFD6 is RGB 221, 223, 214 — HSL 73°, 12%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 4%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDDFD6?

Its complement is #D9D7E0; analogous partners are #E0DDD7 and #D9E0D7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDDFD6 for text?

Black text on #DDDFD6 has a contrast ratio of 15.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.