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#DDEDCA — Pale Muted Green

#DDEDCA is a green color we call Pale Muted 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 #DDEDCA 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.

#DDEDCA 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 #DACAED; it also sits naturally between #EDEBCA and #CCEDCA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDEDCA · RGB 221, 237, 202

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Color values

HEX#DDEDCA
RGB221, 237, 202
HSL87°, 49%, 86%
HSV87°, 15%, 93%
CMYK7%, 0%, 15%, 7%
XYZ70.76, 80.20, 67.63
Yxy80.20, 0.3237, 0.3669
CIE-Lab91.78, -11.39, 15.18
Hunter Lab89.56, -11.07, 13.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 93% · Blue 79%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DDEDCA

.text { color: #DDEDCA; }
.background { background-color: #DDEDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDEDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 237, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(87, 49%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDEDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 237, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDEDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 237, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDEDCA

#CAE2AB#B6D88D#A0CC6B#8DC24C#78AB3B#638D30#4E6E26#354C1A#202E10#0B0F05

Tints of #DDEDCA

#DFEECE#E2EFD1#E4F1D5#E7F2D9#E9F3DD#ECF5E1#EEF6E4#F0F7E8#F3F8EC#F5FAF0

Tones of #DDEDCA

#DDEACC#DDE8CF#DCE5D1#DCE3D4#DCE0D6#DCDED9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DACAED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.23:1 Fails
Against black text17.04:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDEDCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDEDCA

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 #DDEDCA: ·

How #DDEDCA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E4D2Deuteranopia · #E3E2D4Tritanopia · #DED9DB

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 #DDEDCA rather than the exact color:

Velvet Ruby Opal
#6BB11D · #2078C6 · #E458A2 · #DAF0C9
Palette A0c49d
#A0C49D · #C4D7B2 · #E1ECC8 · #F7FFE5
Crystal Ruby Garden
#E7B7E5 · #EEB0BB · #F2DFC3 · #E1EDCD
Palette Cadcae
#CADCAE · #E1E9C9 · #EDA35A · #FEE8D9
Palette Ccd6a6
#CCD6A6 · #DAE2B6 · #DFE8CC · #F7EDDB
Palette Bad8b6
#BAD8B6 · #E1EACD · #F9F6E6 · #8D77AB

Similar colors

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

#DAF0C9#E1ECC8#E1EDCD#E1E9C9#DFE8CC#E1EACD#DBE7C9#DEE8CE#DAF3CB#DCE9D0#D9E9CF#DCF0C3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDEDC9  ·  #DDEDCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDEDCA?

#DDEDCA is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 221, 237, 202). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDEDCA?

#DDEDCA is RGB 221, 237, 202 — HSL 87°, 49%, 86% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 15%, 7%.

What colors go with #DDEDCA?

Its complement is #DACAED; analogous partners are #EDEBCA and #CCEDCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDEDCA for text?

Black text on #DDEDCA has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.