Palettes / Colors / #DDE5DC

#DDE5DC — Pale Dusty Green

#DDE5DC is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#DDE5DC 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 #E4DCE5; it also sits naturally between #E1E5DC and #DCE5DF. 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 87% · Green 90% · Blue 86%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDE5DC

.text { color: #DDE5DC; }
.background { background-color: #DDE5DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDE5DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 229, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(113, 15%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDE5DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 229, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDE5DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 229, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDE5DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDE5DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4DCE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDE5DC: #000000.

How #DDE5DC 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 #DDE5DC 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

← #DDE5DB  ·  #DDE5DD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDE5DC?

#DDE5DC is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 221, 229, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDE5DC?

#DDE5DC is RGB 221, 229, 220 — HSL 113°, 15%, 88% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 4%, 10%.

What colors go with #DDE5DC?

Its complement is #E4DCE5; analogous partners are #E1E5DC and #DCE5DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDE5DC for text?

Black text on #DDE5DC has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.