Palettes / Colors / #DFEDCF

#DFEDCF — Pale Muted Green

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

#DFEDCF 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 #DDCFED; it also sits naturally between #EDECCF and #D0EDCF. 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 93% · Blue 81%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFEDCF

.text { color: #DFEDCF; }
.background { background-color: #DFEDCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEDCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 237, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(88, 45%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEDCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 237, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEDCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 237, 207, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDCFED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFEDCF: #000000.

How #DFEDCF 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 #DFEDCF 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

← #DFEDCE  ·  #DFEDD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEDCF?

#DFEDCF is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 223, 237, 207). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEDCF?

#DFEDCF is RGB 223, 237, 207 — HSL 88°, 45%, 87% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 13%, 7%.

What colors go with #DFEDCF?

Its complement is #DDCFED; analogous partners are #EDECCF and #D0EDCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEDCF for text?

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