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#DFEDCC — Pale Muted Green

#DFEDCC 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 #DFEDCC 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.

#DFEDCC 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 #D8CAEC; it also sits naturally between #ECEACA and #CDECCA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEDCC · RGB 223, 237, 204

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Color values

HEX#DFEDCC
RGB223, 237, 204
HSL85°, 48%, 86%
HSV85°, 14%, 93%
CMYK6%, 0%, 14%, 7%
XYZ71.61, 80.62, 68.91
Yxy80.62, 0.3238, 0.3645
CIE-Lab91.96, -10.37, 14.42
Hunter Lab89.79, -10.12, 12.94

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 93% · Blue 80%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DFEDCC

.text { color: #DFEDCC; }
.background { background-color: #DFEDCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEDCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 237, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(85, 48%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEDCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 237, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEDCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 237, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFEDCC

#CBE2AC#B9D78E#A4CB6C#91C14E#7CAA3C#668C31#506D26#374B1B#212D10#0B0F05

Tints of #DFEDCC

#E1EECE#E3EFD2#E5F0D5#E8F2D9#EAF3DD#ECF4E1#EFF6E5#F1F7E8#F3F8EC#F6FAF0

Tones of #DFEDCC

#DEEACD#DDE7CF#DDE5D2#DDE3D4#DCE0D6#DCDED9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D8CAEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.23:1 Fails
Against black text17.12:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEDCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEDCC

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 #DFEDCC: ·

How #DFEDCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E5D4Deuteranopia · #E4E3D6Tritanopia · #E0DADC

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 #DFEDCC rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#E1EDCD#E1EACD#E1ECC8#DFE8CC#E1E9C9#DEE8CE#E2E8CE#DCE9D0#DAF0C9#E6EEC9#D9E9CF#DBE7C9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEDCB  ·  #DFEDCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEDCC?

#DFEDCC is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 223, 237, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEDCC?

#DFEDCC is RGB 223, 237, 204 — HSL 85°, 48%, 86% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #DFEDCC?

Its complement is #D8CAEC; analogous partners are #ECEACA and #CDECCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEDCC for text?

Black text on #DFEDCC has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.