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#DFEDDD — Pale Dusty Green

#DFEDDD is a green color we call Pale Dusty 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 #DFEDDD 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.

#DFEDDD 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 #ECDEED; it also sits naturally between #E7EDDE and #DEEDE4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEDDD · RGB 223, 237, 221

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Color values

HEX#DFEDDD
RGB223, 237, 221
HSL113°, 31%, 90%
HSV113°, 7%, 93%
CMYK6%, 0%, 7%, 7%
XYZ73.77, 81.48, 80.25
Yxy81.48, 0.3132, 0.3460
CIE-Lab92.34, -7.51, 6.14
Hunter Lab90.26, -7.38, 5.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 93% · Blue 87%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DFEDDD

.text { color: #DFEDDD; }
.background { background-color: #DFEDDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEDDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 237, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(113, 31%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEDDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 237, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEDDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 237, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFEDDD

#C3DEC0#AACFA5#8DC087#74B26C#5B9D53#4A7F43#3A6435#294625#192B17#080D07

Tints of #DFEDDD

#E3EFE1#E3EFE1#E6F1E4#E6F1E4#E9F3E8#ECF4EB#ECF4EB#EFF6EE#EFF6EE#F2F8F2

Tones of #DFEDDD

#E0ECDF#E1EBE0#E2EAE1#E3E9E2#E4E8E3#E5E7E4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECDEED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.21:1 Fails
Against black text17.30:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEDDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEDDD

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 #DFEDDD: ·

How #DFEDDD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E5E1Deuteranopia · #E4E3E2Tritanopia · #E0E4E5

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 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFEDDD rather than the exact color:

Palette Fefbe9
#FEFBE9 · #E1EEDD · #F0A04B · #183A1D
Honey Terrace
#297433 · #5343BD · #BD5343 · #DCEDDF
Palette E1f0da
#E1F0DA · #D4E7C5 · #BFD8AF · #99BC85
Palette E0ece4
#E0ECE4 · #F7F2E7 · #D8D3CD · #797A7E
Tender Ruby Mosaic
#46932E · #3754B0 · #B03754 · #DBEDD7
Wild Ruby Twilight
#2DB235 · #3C33CB · #BC382F · #D9F1DE

Similar colors

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

#E1EEDD#DCEDDF#E1F0DA#E0ECE4#DBEDD7#D9F1DE#D8EAE1#E6F2DD#E7F0DC#E5EDD6#D8F3DC#E5EEE4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEDDC  ·  #DFEDDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEDDD?

#DFEDDD is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 223, 237, 221). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEDDD?

#DFEDDD is RGB 223, 237, 221 — HSL 113°, 31%, 90% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 7%, 7%.

What colors go with #DFEDDD?

Its complement is #ECDEED; analogous partners are #E7EDDE and #DEEDE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEDDD for text?

Black text on #DFEDDD has a contrast ratio of 17.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.