Palettes / Colors / #DEF0DC

#DEF0DC — Pale Muted Green

#DEF0DC is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#DEF0DC 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 #EEDBF0; it also sits naturally between #E8F0DB and #DBF0E3. 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 86%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEF0DC

.text { color: #DEF0DC; }
.background { background-color: #DEF0DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEF0DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 240, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(114, 40%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEF0DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 240, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEF0DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 240, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEF0DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEF0DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEDBF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEF0DC: #000000.

How #DEF0DC 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 #DEF0DC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEF0DC?

#DEF0DC is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 222, 240, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEF0DC?

#DEF0DC is RGB 222, 240, 220 — HSL 114°, 40%, 90% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 8%, 6%.

What colors go with #DEF0DC?

Its complement is #EEDBF0; analogous partners are #E8F0DB and #DBF0E3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEF0DC for text?

Black text on #DEF0DC has a contrast ratio of 17.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.