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#DFEDD4 — Pale Muted Green

#DFEDD4 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 #DFEDD4 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.

#DFEDD4 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 #E2D4ED; it also sits naturally between #EBEDD4 and #D4EDD6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEDD4 · RGB 223, 237, 212

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Color values

HEX#DFEDD4
RGB223, 237, 212
HSL94°, 41%, 88%
HSV94°, 11%, 93%
CMYK6%, 0%, 11%, 7%
XYZ72.60, 81.01, 74.10
Yxy81.01, 0.3188, 0.3558
CIE-Lab92.14, -9.05, 10.52
Hunter Lab90.01, -8.86, 9.65

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 #DFEDD4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFEDD4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFEDD4

.text { color: #DFEDD4; }
.background { background-color: #DFEDD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEDD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 237, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(94, 41%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEDD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 237, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEDD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 237, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFEDD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEDD4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFEDD4

#C9E1B7#B1D397#9BC77A#83BA5A#6FA545#5C8939#46682C#334C20#1D2B12#0A0E06

Tints of #DFEDD4

#E1EED7#E4F0DB#E4F0DB#E7F1DF#E9F3E2#ECF4E6#EFF6E9#EFF6E9#F2F7ED#F4F9F1

Tones of #DFEDD4

#DFEBD6#DFE9D8#DFE7D9#E0E6DB#E0E4DD#E0E2DF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2D4ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.22:1 Fails
Against black text17.20:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEDD4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEDD4

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 #DFEDD4: ·

How #DFEDD4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E5DADeuteranopia · #E4E3DBTritanopia · #E0DFE0

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 #DFEDD4 rather than the exact color:

Tender Ruby Mosaic
#46932E · #3754B0 · #B03754 · #DBEDD7
Frozen Ruby Voyage
#78B033 · #3276AD · #C63D89 · #E5EDD6
Golden Ruby Terrace
#DBF2D4 · #69CC48 · #49992E · #1E3E14
Mellow Ruby Whisper
#5E7F29 · #61A3CC · #B53A85 · #DCE9D0
Dreamy Ruby Terrace
#468D1D · #5486DC · #DA4B80 · #E3F2D6
Palette E1f0da
#E1F0DA · #D4E7C5 · #BFD8AF · #99BC85

Similar colors

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

#DBEDD7#E5EDD6#DBF2D4#DCE9D0#E3F2D6#E1F0DA#D8EDD2#E1EDCD#D8EFD3#DEE8CE#E1EACD#DEE5D4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEDD3  ·  #DFEDD5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEDD4?

#DFEDD4 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 223, 237, 212). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEDD4?

#DFEDD4 is RGB 223, 237, 212 — HSL 94°, 41%, 88% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 11%, 7%.

What colors go with #DFEDD4?

Its complement is #E2D4ED; analogous partners are #EBEDD4 and #D4EDD6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEDD4 for text?

Black text on #DFEDD4 has a contrast ratio of 17.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.