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#DFECDA — Pale Muted Green

#DFECDA 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 #DFECDA 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.

#DFECDA 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 #E7DAEC; it also sits naturally between #E8ECDA and #DAECDE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFECDA · RGB 223, 236, 218

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Color values

HEX#DFECDA
RGB223, 236, 218
HSL103°, 32%, 89%
HSV103°, 8%, 93%
CMYK6%, 0%, 8%, 7%
XYZ73.08, 80.74, 78.06
Yxy80.74, 0.3152, 0.3482
CIE-Lab92.02, -7.52, 7.23
Hunter Lab89.86, -7.39, 6.75

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 93% · Blue 85%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DFECDA

.text { color: #DFECDA; }
.background { background-color: #DFECDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFECDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 236, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(103, 32%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFECDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 236, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFECDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 236, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFECDA

#C8DEBF#AECEA1#96C186#7CB168#679E51#538042#426534#2E4724#1D2C17#090D07

Tints of #DFECDA

#E2EEDD#E2EEDD#E5EFE1#E8F1E4#EBF3E7#EBF3E7#EEF5EB#F0F6EE#F0F6EE#F3F8F2

Tones of #DFECDA

#E0EBDB#E0E9DC#E1E8DE#E1E7DF#E2E5E0#E2E4E2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7DAEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.22:1 Fails
Against black text17.15:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFECDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFECDA

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 #DFECDA: ·

How #DFECDA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E5DEDeuteranopia · #E4E3DFTritanopia · #E0E2E3

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 #DFECDA rather than the exact color:

Palette Fefbe9
#FEFBE9 · #E1EEDD · #F0A04B · #183A1D
Palette E1f0da
#E1F0DA · #D4E7C5 · #BFD8AF · #99BC85
Tender Ruby Mosaic
#46932E · #3754B0 · #B03754 · #DBEDD7
Honey Terrace
#297433 · #5343BD · #BD5343 · #DCEDDF
Frozen Ruby Voyage
#78B033 · #3276AD · #C63D89 · #E5EDD6
Dreamy Ruby Terrace
#468D1D · #5486DC · #DA4B80 · #E3F2D6

Similar colors

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

#E1EEDD#E1F0DA#DBEDD7#DCEDDF#E5EDD6#E3F2D6#D9F1DE#E7E8D8#E7F0DC#DEE5D4#DBF2D4#E8ECD7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFECD9  ·  #DFECDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFECDA?

#DFECDA is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 223, 236, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFECDA?

#DFECDA is RGB 223, 236, 218 — HSL 103°, 32%, 89% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 8%, 7%.

What colors go with #DFECDA?

Its complement is #E7DAEC; analogous partners are #E8ECDA and #DAECDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFECDA for text?

Black text on #DFECDA has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.