Palettes / Colors / #DFE5CD

#DFE5CD — Pale Muted Green

#DFE5CD is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#DFE5CD 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 #D3CDE5; it also sits naturally between #E5DFCD and #D3E5CD. 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 90% · Blue 80%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFE5CD

.text { color: #DFE5CD; }
.background { background-color: #DFE5CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE5CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 229, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(75, 32%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE5CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 229, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE5CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 229, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFE5CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE5CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3CDE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFE5CD: #000000.

How #DFE5CD 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 #DFE5CD 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

← #DFE5CC  ·  #DFE5CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFE5CD?

#DFE5CD is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 223, 229, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE5CD?

#DFE5CD is RGB 223, 229, 205 — HSL 75°, 32%, 85% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 10%, 10%.

What colors go with #DFE5CD?

Its complement is #D3CDE5; analogous partners are #E5DFCD and #D3E5CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFE5CD for text?

Black text on #DFE5CD has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.