Palettes / Colors / #C8EDBF

#C8EDBF — Pale Green

#C8EDBF is a green color we call Pale 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 #C8EDBF 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.

#C8EDBF 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 #E4BFED; it also sits naturally between #DFEDBF and #BFEDCD. 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 78% · Green 93% · Blue 75%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C8EDBF

.text { color: #C8EDBF; }
.background { background-color: #C8EDBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8EDBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 237, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(108, 56%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8EDBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 237, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8EDBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 237, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8EDBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8EDBF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4BFED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8EDBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C8EDBF

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 #C8EDBF 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 #C8EDBF 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

← #C8EDBE  ·  #C8EDC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C8EDBF?

#C8EDBF is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 200, 237, 191). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8EDBF?

#C8EDBF is RGB 200, 237, 191 — HSL 108°, 56%, 84% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 19%, 7%.

What colors go with #C8EDBF?

Its complement is #E4BFED; analogous partners are #DFEDBF and #BFEDCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8EDBF for text?

Black text on #C8EDBF has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.