Palettes / Colors / #C4CFBA

#C4CFBA — Light Dusty Green

#C4CFBA is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.

#C4CFBA is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C5BACF; it also sits naturally between #CFCFBA and #BACFBA. 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 77% · Green 81% · Blue 73%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C4CFBA

.text { color: #C4CFBA; }
.background { background-color: #C4CFBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C4CFBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 207, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(91, 18%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C4CFBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 207, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C4CFBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 207, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C4CFBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C4CFBA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C4CFBA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5BACF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C4CFBA: #000000.

How #C4CFBA 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 #C4CFBA 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

← #C4CFB9  ·  #C4CFBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C4CFBA?

#C4CFBA is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 196, 207, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C4CFBA?

#C4CFBA is RGB 196, 207, 186 — HSL 91°, 18%, 77% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 10%, 19%.

What colors go with #C4CFBA?

Its complement is #C5BACF; analogous partners are #CFCFBA and #BACFBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C4CFBA for text?

Black text on #C4CFBA has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.