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#DFEDD3 — Pale Muted Green

#DFEDD3 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 #DFEDD3 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.

#DFEDD3 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 #E1D4ED; it also sits naturally between #ECEDD4 and #D4EDD4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEDD3 · RGB 223, 237, 211

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Color values

HEX#DFEDD3
RGB223, 237, 211
HSL92°, 42%, 88%
HSV92°, 11%, 93%
CMYK6%, 0%, 11%, 7%
XYZ72.47, 80.96, 73.44
Yxy80.96, 0.3195, 0.3569
CIE-Lab92.11, -9.22, 11.01
Hunter Lab89.98, -9.02, 10.07

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 93% · Blue 83%

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 #DFEDD3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFEDD3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFEDD3

.text { color: #DFEDD3; }
.background { background-color: #DFEDD3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEDD3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 237, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(92, 42%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEDD3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 237, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEDD3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 237, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFEDD3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEDD3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFEDD3

#CBE1B7#B3D496#9EC879#86BB58#72A744#5E8A38#48692B#344C1F#1E2B12#0A0E06

Tints of #DFEDD3

#E2EFD7#E5F0DB#E5F0DB#E7F2DE#EAF3E2#EDF5E6#EFF6E9#EFF6E9#F2F8ED#F5F9F1

Tones of #DFEDD3

#E0EBD5#E0EAD7#E0E8D9#E0E6DB#E0E4DD#E0E2DF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1D4ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.22:1 Fails
Against black text17.19:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEDD3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEDD3

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 #DFEDD3: ·

How #DFEDD3 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 · #E4E3DBTritanopia · #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 #DFEDD3 rather than the exact color:

Tender Ruby Mosaic
#46932E · #3754B0 · #B03754 · #DBEDD7
Mellow Ruby Whisper
#5E7F29 · #61A3CC · #B53A85 · #DCE9D0
Crystal Ruby Garden
#E7B7E5 · #EEB0BB · #F2DFC3 · #E1EDCD
Golden Ruby Terrace
#DBF2D4 · #69CC48 · #49992E · #1E3E14
Frozen Ruby Voyage
#78B033 · #3276AD · #C63D89 · #E5EDD6
Palette Bad8b6
#BAD8B6 · #E1EACD · #F9F6E6 · #8D77AB

Similar colors

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

#DBEDD7#DCE9D0#E1EDCD#DBF2D4#E5EDD6#E1EACD#D8EDD2#E3F2D6#DEE8CE#D8EFD3#E2E8CE#E1F0DA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEDD2  ·  #DFEDD4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEDD3?

#DFEDD3 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 223, 237, 211). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEDD3?

#DFEDD3 is RGB 223, 237, 211 — HSL 92°, 42%, 88% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 11%, 7%.

What colors go with #DFEDD3?

Its complement is #E1D4ED; analogous partners are #ECEDD4 and #D4EDD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEDD3 for text?

Black text on #DFEDD3 has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.