Palettes / Colors / #DFE3CA
#DFE3CA — Pale Dusty Green
#DFE3CA 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 #DFE3CA 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.
#DFE3CA 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 #CECAE3; it also sits naturally between #E3DACA and #D2E3CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFE3CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 227, 202 |
| HSL | 70°, 31%, 84% |
| HSV | 70°, 11%, 89% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 11%, 11% |
| XYZ | 68.56, 74.89, 66.72 |
| Yxy | 74.89, 0.3262, 0.3563 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.34, -5.64, 11.75 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.54, -5.49, 10.55 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 89% · Blue 79%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFE3CA
.text { color: #DFE3CA; }
.background { background-color: #DFE3CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE3CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 227, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 31%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE3CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 227, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE3CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 227, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFE3CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE3CA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFE3CA
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Tones of #DFE3CA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CECAE3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFE3CA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFE3CA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DFE3CA: ·
How #DFE3CA 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 #DFE3CA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DFE3CA?
#DFE3CA is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 223, 227, 202). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE3CA?
#DFE3CA is RGB 223, 227, 202 — HSL 70°, 31%, 84% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 11%, 11%.
What colors go with #DFE3CA?
Its complement is #CECAE3; analogous partners are #E3DACA and #D2E3CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFE3CA for text?
Black text on #DFE3CA has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.