Palettes / Colors / #DFEBDE

#DFEBDE — Pale Dusty Green

#DFEBDE 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 #DFEBDE 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.

#DFEBDE 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 #EBDFEC; it also sits naturally between #E7ECDF and #DFECE4. 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 92% · Blue 87%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFEBDE

.text { color: #DFEBDE; }
.background { background-color: #DFEBDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEBDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 235, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(115, 25%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEBDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 235, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEBDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 235, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFEBDE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBDFEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFEBDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEBDE

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:

How #DFEBDE 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 #DFEBDE 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

← #DFEBDD  ·  #DFEBDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEBDE?

#DFEBDE is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 223, 235, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEBDE?

#DFEBDE is RGB 223, 235, 222 — HSL 115°, 25%, 90% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 6%, 8%.

What colors go with #DFEBDE?

Its complement is #EBDFEC; analogous partners are #E7ECDF and #DFECE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEBDE for text?

Black text on #DFEBDE has a contrast ratio of 17.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.