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#DDEBDE — Pale Dusty Green

#DDEBDE 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 #DDEBDE 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.

#DDEBDE 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 #EADCE9; it also sits naturally between #E2EADC and #DCEAE4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDEBDE · RGB 221, 235, 222

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Color values

HEX#DDEBDE
RGB221, 235, 222
HSL124°, 26%, 89%
HSV124°, 6%, 92%
CMYK6%, 0%, 6%, 8%
XYZ72.71, 80.06, 80.73
Yxy80.06, 0.3114, 0.3429
CIE-Lab91.71, -6.99, 4.70
Hunter Lab89.48, -6.86, 4.44

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 87%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DDEBDE

.text { color: #DDEBDE; }
.background { background-color: #DDEBDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDEBDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 235, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(124, 26%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDEBDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 235, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDEBDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 235, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDEBDE

#C2DBC4#A5CAA8#8BBB8F#6EAA72#59975D#487A4B#39603B#284329#192A1A#080D08

Tints of #DDEBDE

#DFECE0#DFECE0#E2EEE3#E5F0E6#E9F2E9#E9F2E9#ECF4EC#EFF6EF#EFF6EF#F2F7F3

Tones of #DDEBDE

#DDE9DE#DEE8DE#DFE7DF#E0E6E0#E1E5E1#E2E4E2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EADCE9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.23:1 Fails
Against black text17.01:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDEBDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDEBDE

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 #DDEBDE: ·

How #DDEBDE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E3E1Deuteranopia · #E2E1E2Tritanopia · #DEE4E4

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 #DDEBDE rather than the exact color:

Honey Terrace
#297433 · #5343BD · #BD5343 · #DCEDDF
Palette Fefbe9
#FEFBE9 · #E1EEDD · #F0A04B · #183A1D
Vivid Ruby Marble
#338A52 · #5A3896 · #A8643F · #D8EAE1
Palette E0ece4
#E0ECE4 · #F7F2E7 · #D8D3CD · #797A7E
Wild Ruby Twilight
#2DB235 · #3C33CB · #BC382F · #D9F1DE
Tender Ruby Mosaic
#46932E · #3754B0 · #B03754 · #DBEDD7

Similar colors

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

#DCEDDF#E1EEDD#D8EAE1#E0ECE4#D9F1DE#DBEDD7#E1F0DA#D9E4DD#D6E8DB#D4ECDD#D8F3DC#D6EFD8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDEBDD  ·  #DDEBDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDEBDE?

#DDEBDE is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 221, 235, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDEBDE?

#DDEBDE is RGB 221, 235, 222 — HSL 124°, 26%, 89% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 6%, 8%.

What colors go with #DDEBDE?

Its complement is #EADCE9; analogous partners are #E2EADC and #DCEAE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDEBDE for text?

Black text on #DDEBDE has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.