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#DFEED2 — Pale Muted Green

#DFEED2 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 #DFEED2 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.

#DFEED2 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.

#DFEED2 · RGB 223, 238, 210

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Color values

HEX#DFEED2
RGB223, 238, 210
HSL92°, 45%, 88%
HSV92°, 12%, 93%
CMYK6%, 0%, 12%, 7%
XYZ72.64, 81.49, 72.87
Yxy81.49, 0.3200, 0.3590
CIE-Lab92.35, -9.89, 11.86
Hunter Lab90.27, -9.67, 10.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 93% · Blue 82%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFEED2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFEED2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFEED2

.text { color: #DFEED2; }
.background { background-color: #DFEED2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEED2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 238, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(92, 45%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEED2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 238, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEED2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 238, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFEED2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEED2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFEED2

#CAE3B5#B3D694#9ECB76#86BE55#72AA41#5E8D35#486B29#344E1D#1E2C11#0A0F06

Tints of #DFEED2

#E2F0D6#E5F1DA#E5F1DA#E7F2DE#EAF4E1#EDF5E5#EFF7E9#EFF7E9#F2F8ED#F4F9F0

Tones of #DFEED2

#E0ECD4#E0EAD7#E0E8D8#E0E6DB#E0E4DC#E0E2DF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1D3EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #DFEED2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEED2

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 #DFEED2: ·

How #DFEED2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E6D9Deuteranopia · #E5E4DATritanopia · #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 #DFEED2 rather than the exact color:

Crystal Ruby Garden
#E7B7E5 · #EEB0BB · #F2DFC3 · #E1EDCD
Golden Ruby Terrace
#DBF2D4 · #69CC48 · #49992E · #1E3E14
Mellow Ruby Whisper
#5E7F29 · #61A3CC · #B53A85 · #DCE9D0
Tender Ruby Mosaic
#46932E · #3754B0 · #B03754 · #DBEDD7
Palette Bad8b6
#BAD8B6 · #E1EACD · #F9F6E6 · #8D77AB
Dreamy Ruby Terrace
#468D1D · #5486DC · #DA4B80 · #E3F2D6

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEED1  ·  #DFEED3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEED2?

#DFEED2 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 223, 238, 210). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEED2?

#DFEED2 is RGB 223, 238, 210 — HSL 92°, 45%, 88% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 12%, 7%.

What colors go with #DFEED2?

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

Can I use #DFEED2 for text?

Black text on #DFEED2 has a contrast ratio of 17.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.