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#DFEFD3 — Pale Muted Green

#DFEFD3 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 #DFEFD3 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.

#DFEFD3 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 #E2D2EF; it also sits naturally between #EDEFD2 and #D2EFD4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEFD3 · RGB 223, 239, 211

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Color values

HEX#DFEFD3
RGB223, 239, 211
HSL94°, 47%, 88%
HSV94°, 12%, 94%
CMYK7%, 0%, 12%, 6%
XYZ73.06, 82.12, 73.63
Yxy82.12, 0.3193, 0.3589
CIE-Lab92.63, -10.22, 11.75
Hunter Lab90.62, -10.01, 10.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 94% · Blue 83%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFEFD3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFEFD3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFEFD3

.text { color: #DFEFD3; }
.background { background-color: #DFEFD3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEFD3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 239, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(94, 47%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEFD3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 239, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEFD3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 239, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFEFD3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEFD3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFEFD3

#C9E4B4#B0D892#9BCD74#82C153#6EAC3E#5B8E33#456D27#324F1C#1D2D10#0A0F05

Tints of #DFEFD3

#E1F0D6#E4F1DA#E4F1DA#E7F3DD#E9F4E1#ECF6E5#EFF7E9#EFF7E9#F1F8EC#F4FAF0

Tones of #DFEFD3

#DFEDD4#DFEBD6#DFE9D8#E0E7DA#E0E4DC#E0E3DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2D2EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.21:1 Fails
Against black text17.42:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEFD3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEFD3

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 #DFEFD3: ·

How #DFEFD3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E6DADeuteranopia · #E5E4DBTritanopia · #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 #DFEFD3 rather than the exact color:

Golden Ruby Terrace
#DBF2D4 · #69CC48 · #49992E · #1E3E14
Dreamy Ruby Terrace
#468D1D · #5486DC · #DA4B80 · #E3F2D6
Tender Ruby Mosaic
#46932E · #3754B0 · #B03754 · #DBEDD7
Crystal Ruby Garden
#E7B7E5 · #EEB0BB · #F2DFC3 · #E1EDCD
Frozen Ruby Voyage
#78B033 · #3276AD · #C63D89 · #E5EDD6
Palette D8efd3
#D8EFD3 · #95D2B3 · #55AD9B · #F1F8E8

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEFD2  ·  #DFEFD4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEFD3?

#DFEFD3 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 223, 239, 211). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEFD3?

#DFEFD3 is RGB 223, 239, 211 — HSL 94°, 47%, 88% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 12%, 6%.

What colors go with #DFEFD3?

Its complement is #E2D2EF; analogous partners are #EDEFD2 and #D2EFD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEFD3 for text?

Black text on #DFEFD3 has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.