Palettes / Colors / #C5CFBF

#C5CFBF — Light Dusty Green

#C5CFBF is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.

#C5CFBF 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 #C9BFCF; it also sits naturally between #CDCFBF and #BFCFC1. 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 75%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C5CFBF

.text { color: #C5CFBF; }
.background { background-color: #C5CFBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C5CFBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(197, 207, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(97, 14%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C5CFBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(197, 207, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C5CFBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(197, 207, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C5CFBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C5CFBF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9BFCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C5CFBF: #000000.

How #C5CFBF 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 #C5CFBF 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

← #C5CFBE  ·  #C5CFC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C5CFBF?

#C5CFBF is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 197, 207, 191). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C5CFBF?

#C5CFBF is RGB 197, 207, 191 — HSL 97°, 14%, 78% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 8%, 19%.

What colors go with #C5CFBF?

Its complement is #C9BFCF; analogous partners are #CDCFBF and #BFCFC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C5CFBF for text?

Black text on #C5CFBF has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.