Palettes / Colors / #CAECD6

#CAECD6 — Pale Muted Green

#CAECD6 is a green color we call Pale Muted 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 #CAECD6 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.

#CAECD6 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 #ECCBE0; it also sits naturally between #D0ECCB and #CBECE7. 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 93% · Blue 84%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAECD6

.text { color: #CAECD6; }
.background { background-color: #CAECD6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAECD6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 236, 214); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(141, 47%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAECD6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 236, 214, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAECD6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 236, 214, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAECD6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAECD6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECCBE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAECD6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAECD6

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 #CAECD6 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 #CAECD6 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

← #CAECD5  ·  #CAECD7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAECD6?

#CAECD6 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 202, 236, 214). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAECD6?

#CAECD6 is RGB 202, 236, 214 — HSL 141°, 47%, 86% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 9%, 7%.

What colors go with #CAECD6?

Its complement is #ECCBE0; analogous partners are #D0ECCB and #CBECE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAECD6 for text?

Black text on #CAECD6 has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.