Palettes / Colors / #DFEFCE

#DFEFCE — Pale Muted Green

#DFEFCE 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 #DFEFCE 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.

#DFEFCE 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 #DDCDEF; it also sits naturally between #EFEECD and #CEEFCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 94% · Blue 81%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFEFCE

.text { color: #DFEFCE; }
.background { background-color: #DFEFCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEFCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 239, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 51%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEFCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 239, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEFCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 239, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFEFCE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDCDEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFEFCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEFCE

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:

How #DFEFCE looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

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

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEFCD  ·  #DFEFCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEFCE?

#DFEFCE is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 223, 239, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEFCE?

#DFEFCE is RGB 223, 239, 206 — HSL 89°, 51%, 87% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 14%, 6%.

What colors go with #DFEFCE?

Its complement is #DDCDEF; analogous partners are #EFEECD and #CEEFCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEFCE for text?

Black text on #DFEFCE has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.