Palettes / Colors / #CADEBD
#CADEBD — Light Muted Green
#CADEBD is a green color we call Light Muted 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 #CADEBD 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.
#CADEBD 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 #D2BFDF; it also sits naturally between #DBDFBF and #BFDFC2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CADEBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 222, 189 |
| HSL | 96°, 33%, 81% |
| HSV | 96°, 15%, 87% |
| CMYK | 9%, 0%, 15%, 13% |
| XYZ | 59.66, 68.47, 58.22 |
| Yxy | 68.47, 0.3202, 0.3674 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.24, -12.59, 13.95 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.75, -11.87, 12.16 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 87% · Blue 74%
Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CADEBD
.text { color: #CADEBD; }
.background { background-color: #CADEBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CADEBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 222, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(96, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CADEBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 222, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CADEBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 222, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CADEBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CADEBD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CADEBD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D2BFDF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.43:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.69:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CADEBD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CADEBD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CADEBD: ·
How #CADEBD 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 #CADEBD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CADEBD?
#CADEBD is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 202, 222, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CADEBD?
#CADEBD is RGB 202, 222, 189 — HSL 96°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 15%, 13%.
What colors go with #CADEBD?
Its complement is #D2BFDF; analogous partners are #DBDFBF and #BFDFC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CADEBD for text?
Black text on #CADEBD has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.