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#DFEBCC — Pale Muted Green

#DFEBCC is a green color we call Pale Muted 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 #DFEBCC 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.

#DFEBCC 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 #D8CCEB; it also sits naturally between #EBE7CC and #CFEBCC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEBCC · RGB 223, 235, 204

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Color values

HEX#DFEBCC
RGB223, 235, 204
HSL83°, 44%, 86%
HSV83°, 13%, 92%
CMYK5%, 0%, 13%, 8%
XYZ71.04, 79.46, 68.72
Yxy79.46, 0.3240, 0.3625
CIE-Lab91.44, -9.36, 13.69
Hunter Lab89.14, -9.13, 12.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 80%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFEBCC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFEBCC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFEBCC

.text { color: #DFEBCC; }
.background { background-color: #DFEBCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEBCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 235, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(83, 44%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEBCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 235, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEBCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 235, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFEBCC

#CDE0AE#BAD491#A6C770#93BC52#7FA540#688835#526A29#38491D#222C11#0B0F06

Tints of #DFEBCC

#E1ECCF#E4EED3#E6EFD7#E8F1DA#EAF2DE#EDF4E2#EFF5E5#F1F6E9#F4F8ED#F6F9F0

Tones of #DFEBCC

#DEE9CE#DEE6D0#DDE4D2#DDE2D5#DCE0D7#DCDDD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D8CCEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text16.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEBCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEBCC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DFEBCC: ·

How #DFEBCC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E4E4D4Deuteranopia · #E4E3D5Tritanopia · #E0D9DB

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFEBCC rather than the exact color:

Palette Bad8b6
#BAD8B6 · #E1EACD · #F9F6E6 · #8D77AB
Crystal Ruby Garden
#E7B7E5 · #EEB0BB · #F2DFC3 · #E1EDCD
Palette Ccd6a6
#CCD6A6 · #DAE2B6 · #DFE8CC · #F7EDDB
Palette Dee8ce
#DEE8CE · #BB6653 · #F08B51 · #FFF8E8
Palette Cadcae
#CADCAE · #E1E9C9 · #EDA35A · #FEE8D9
Palette A0c49d
#A0C49D · #C4D7B2 · #E1ECC8 · #F7FFE5

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E1EACD#E1EDCD#DFE8CC#DEE8CE#E1E9C9#E1ECC8#E2E8CE#DCE9D0#DBE7C9#D9E9CF#DAF0C9#DEE7C5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEBCB  ·  #DFEBCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEBCC?

#DFEBCC is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 223, 235, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEBCC?

#DFEBCC is RGB 223, 235, 204 — HSL 83°, 44%, 86% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 13%, 8%.

What colors go with #DFEBCC?

Its complement is #D8CCEB; analogous partners are #EBE7CC and #CFEBCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEBCC for text?

Black text on #DFEBCC has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.