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#DFEDD2 — Pale Muted Green

#DFEDD2 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 #DFEDD2 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.

#DFEDD2 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 #E1D3EE; it also sits naturally between #EDEED3 and #D3EED4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEDD2 · RGB 223, 237, 210

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Color values

HEX#DFEDD2
RGB223, 237, 210
HSL91°, 43%, 88%
HSV91°, 11%, 93%
CMYK6%, 0%, 11%, 7%
XYZ72.35, 80.91, 72.78
Yxy80.91, 0.3201, 0.3580
CIE-Lab92.09, -9.38, 11.50
Hunter Lab89.95, -9.18, 10.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 93% · Blue 82%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFEDD2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFEDD2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFEDD2

.text { color: #DFEDD2; }
.background { background-color: #DFEDD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEDD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 237, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(91, 43%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEDD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 237, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEDD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 237, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFEDD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEDD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFEDD2

#CBE2B6#B4D595#9FC978#88BC57#74A843#608B37#496A2A#354D1F#1E2C11#0A0F06

Tints of #DFEDD2

#E3EFD7#E5F0DB#E5F0DB#E8F2DE#EAF3E2#EDF5E5#EFF6E9#EFF6E9#F2F8ED#F5F9F0

Tones of #DFEDD2

#E0ECD5#E0EAD7#E0E8D9#E0E6DB#E0E4DD#E0E2DF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1D3EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.22:1 Fails
Against black text17.18:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEDD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEDD2

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 #DFEDD2: ·

How #DFEDD2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E5D9Deuteranopia · #E4E3DATritanopia · #E0DEDF

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 #DFEDD2 rather than the exact color:

Mellow Ruby Whisper
#5E7F29 · #61A3CC · #B53A85 · #DCE9D0
Crystal Ruby Garden
#E7B7E5 · #EEB0BB · #F2DFC3 · #E1EDCD
Palette Bad8b6
#BAD8B6 · #E1EACD · #F9F6E6 · #8D77AB
Tender Ruby Mosaic
#46932E · #3754B0 · #B03754 · #DBEDD7
Palette Dee8ce
#DEE8CE · #BB6653 · #F08B51 · #FFF8E8
Golden Ruby Terrace
#DBF2D4 · #69CC48 · #49992E · #1E3E14

Similar colors

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

#DCE9D0#E1EDCD#E1EACD#DBEDD7#DEE8CE#DBF2D4#D8EDD2#E2E8CE#E5EDD6#D8EFD3#E3F2D6#D9E9CF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEDD1  ·  #DFEDD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEDD2?

#DFEDD2 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 223, 237, 210). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEDD2?

#DFEDD2 is RGB 223, 237, 210 — HSL 91°, 43%, 88% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 11%, 7%.

What colors go with #DFEDD2?

Its complement is #E1D3EE; analogous partners are #EDEED3 and #D3EED4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEDD2 for text?

Black text on #DFEDD2 has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.