Palettes / Colors / #DFE5CE
#DFE5CE — Pale Dusty Green
#DFE5CE 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 #DFE5CE 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.
#DFE5CE 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 #D2E5CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFE5CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 229, 206 |
| HSL | 76°, 31%, 85% |
| HSV | 76°, 10%, 90% |
| CMYK | 3%, 0%, 10%, 10% |
| XYZ | 69.59, 76.18, 69.43 |
| Yxy | 76.18, 0.3234, 0.3540 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.94, -6.00, 10.52 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.28, -5.85, 9.54 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 90% · Blue 81%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 10%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFE5CE
.text { color: #DFE5CE; }
.background { background-color: #DFE5CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE5CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 229, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 31%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE5CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 229, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE5CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 229, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFE5CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE5CE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFE5CE
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Tones of #DFE5CE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D3CDE5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.29:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.24:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFE5CE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFE5CE
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 #DFE5CE: ·
How #DFE5CE 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 #DFE5CE 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 #DFE5CE?
#DFE5CE is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 223, 229, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE5CE?
#DFE5CE is RGB 223, 229, 206 — HSL 76°, 31%, 85% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 10%, 10%.
What colors go with #DFE5CE?
Its complement is #D3CDE5; analogous partners are #E5DFCD and #D2E5CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFE5CE for text?
Black text on #DFE5CE has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.