Palettes / Colors / #DEF0DA

#DEF0DA — Pale Muted Green

#DEF0DA is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#DEF0DA 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 #ECDBF0; it also sits naturally between #E9F0DB and #DBF0E2. 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 94% · Blue 85%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEF0DA

.text { color: #DEF0DA; }
.background { background-color: #DEF0DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEF0DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 240, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(109, 42%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEF0DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 240, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEF0DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 240, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEF0DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEF0DA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECDBF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEF0DA: #000000.

How #DEF0DA 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 #DEF0DA 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

← #DEF0D9  ·  #DEF0DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEF0DA?

#DEF0DA is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 222, 240, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEF0DA?

#DEF0DA is RGB 222, 240, 218 — HSL 109°, 42%, 90% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 9%, 6%.

What colors go with #DEF0DA?

Its complement is #ECDBF0; analogous partners are #E9F0DB and #DBF0E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEF0DA for text?

Black text on #DEF0DA has a contrast ratio of 17.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.