Palettes / Colors / #CACEBD

#CACEBD — Light Dusty Green

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CACEBD 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.

#CACEBD 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 #C0BCCD; it also sits naturally between #CDC8BC and #C0CDBC. 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 79% · Green 81% · Blue 74%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CACEBD

.text { color: #CACEBD; }
.background { background-color: #CACEBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CACEBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 206, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 15%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CACEBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 206, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CACEBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 206, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CACEBD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0BCCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CACEBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CACEBD

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 #CACEBD 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 #CACEBD 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

← #CACEBC  ·  #CACEBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CACEBD?

#CACEBD is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 202, 206, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CACEBD?

#CACEBD is RGB 202, 206, 189 — HSL 74°, 15%, 77% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 8%, 19%.

What colors go with #CACEBD?

Its complement is #C0BCCD; analogous partners are #CDC8BC and #C0CDBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CACEBD for text?

Black text on #CACEBD has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.