Palettes / Colors / #DFE3CE

#DFE3CE — Pale Dusty Green

#DFE3CE is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#DFE3CE 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 #D2CEE3; it also sits naturally between #E3DDCE and #D5E3CE. 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 89% · Blue 81%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFE3CE

.text { color: #DFE3CE; }
.background { background-color: #DFE3CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE3CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 227, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 27%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE3CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 227, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE3CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 227, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFE3CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE3CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2CEE3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFE3CE: #000000.

How #DFE3CE 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 #DFE3CE 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

← #DFE3CD  ·  #DFE3CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFE3CE?

#DFE3CE is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 223, 227, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE3CE?

#DFE3CE is RGB 223, 227, 206 — HSL 71°, 27%, 85% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 9%, 11%.

What colors go with #DFE3CE?

Its complement is #D2CEE3; analogous partners are #E3DDCE and #D5E3CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFE3CE for text?

Black text on #DFE3CE has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.