Palettes / Colors / #DFE9DC

#DFE9DC — Pale Dusty Green

#DFE9DC is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#DFE9DC 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 #E6DCE9; it also sits naturally between #E6E9DC and #DCE9E0. 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 91% · Blue 86%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFE9DC

.text { color: #DFE9DC; }
.background { background-color: #DFE9DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE9DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 233, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(106, 23%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE9DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 233, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE9DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 233, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFE9DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE9DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6DCE9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFE9DC: #000000.

How #DFE9DC 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 #DFE9DC 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 #DFE9DC?

#DFE9DC is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 223, 233, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE9DC?

#DFE9DC is RGB 223, 233, 220 — HSL 106°, 23%, 89% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 6%, 9%.

What colors go with #DFE9DC?

Its complement is #E6DCE9; analogous partners are #E6E9DC and #DCE9E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFE9DC for text?

Black text on #DFE9DC has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.