Palettes / Colors / #CAEDCB

#CAEDCB — Pale Muted Green

#CAEDCB 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 #CAEDCB 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.

#CAEDCB 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 #EDCAEC; it also sits naturally between #DAEDCA and #CAEDDC. 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 80%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAEDCB

.text { color: #CAEDCB; }
.background { background-color: #CAEDCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEDCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 237, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(122, 49%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEDCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 237, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEDCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 237, 203, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDCAEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAEDCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEDCB

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 #CAEDCB 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 #CAEDCB 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

← #CAEDCA  ·  #CAEDCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAEDCB?

#CAEDCB is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 202, 237, 203). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEDCB?

#CAEDCB is RGB 202, 237, 203 — HSL 122°, 49%, 86% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #CAEDCB?

Its complement is #EDCAEC; analogous partners are #DAEDCA and #CAEDDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAEDCB for text?

Black text on #CAEDCB has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.