Palettes / Colors / #CAECDE
#CAECDE — Pale Muted Green
#CAECDE 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 #CAECDE 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.
#CAECDE is a cool 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 #ECCBD9; it also sits naturally between #CBECCD and #CBE9EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CAECDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 236, 222 |
| HSL | 155°, 47%, 86% |
| HSV | 155°, 14%, 93% |
| CMYK | 14%, 0%, 6%, 7% |
| XYZ | 67.54, 77.82, 80.57 |
| Yxy | 77.82, 0.2989, 0.3445 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.70, -13.73, 3.07 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.22, -13.22, 2.91 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 93% · Blue 87%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CAECDE
.text { color: #CAECDE; }
.background { background-color: #CAECDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAECDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 236, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(155, 47%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAECDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 236, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAECDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 236, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CAECDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAECDE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CAECDE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ECCBD9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.56:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CAECDE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAECDE
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 #CAECDE: ·
How #CAECDE 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 #CAECDE 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #CAECDE?
#CAECDE is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 202, 236, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CAECDE?
#CAECDE is RGB 202, 236, 222 — HSL 155°, 47%, 86% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 6%, 7%.
What colors go with #CAECDE?
Its complement is #ECCBD9; analogous partners are #CBECCD and #CBE9EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CAECDE for text?
Black text on #CAECDE has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.