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#CAEDD1 — Pale Muted Green

#CAEDD1 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 #CAEDD1 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.

#CAEDD1 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 #EDCAE6; it also sits naturally between #D4EDCA and #CAEDE2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CAEDD1 · RGB 202, 237, 209

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Color values

HEX#CAEDD1
RGB202, 237, 209
HSL132°, 49%, 86%
HSV132°, 15%, 93%
CMYK15%, 0%, 12%, 7%
XYZ66.15, 77.73, 71.84
Yxy77.73, 0.3067, 0.3603
CIE-Lab90.66, -16.62, 9.78
Hunter Lab88.16, -15.90, 8.94

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 93% · Blue 82%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CAEDD1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CAEDD1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CAEDD1

.text { color: #CAEDD1; }
.background { background-color: #CAEDD1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEDD1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 237, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(132, 49%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEDD1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 237, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEDD1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 237, 209, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAEDD1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEDD1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAEDD1

#ABE2B6#8DD89C#6BCC7E#4CC264#3BAB51#308D43#266E34#1A4C24#102E16#050F07

Tints of #CAEDD1

#CEEED4#D1EFD7#D5F1DB#D9F2DE#DDF3E1#E1F5E5#E4F6E8#E8F7EB#ECF8EF#F0FAF2

Tones of #CAEDD1

#CCEAD2#CFE8D4#D1E5D5#D4E3D7#D6E0D8#D9DEDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDCAE6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.27:1 Fails
Against black text16.55:1 AAA

Best text color on #CAEDD1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEDD1

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CAEDD1: ·

How #CAEDD1 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D9D9D8Deuteranopia · #D7D4D9Tritanopia · #CCDDDE

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CAEDD1 rather than the exact color:

Palette 439a97
#439A97 · #62B6B7 · #97DECE · #CBEDD5
Palette 789dbc
#789DBC · #FFE3E3 · #FEF9F2 · #C9E9D2
Wild Orchard
#178328 · #361FB0 · #D64126 · #CDF0D0
Palette 204051
#204051 · #3B6978 · #84A9AC · #CAE8D5
Electric Ruby Cascade
#901882 · #E046C7 · #66E575 · #C9F2D5
Electric Monsoon
#15901E · #5247E4 · #DB2D20 · #C8F1CC

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CBEDD5#C9E9D2#CDF0D0#CAE8D5#C9F2D5#C8F1CC#C7F2CD#D1EDD3#CFF3D1#CCF4CD#C8EED9#CCE5CF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAEDD0  ·  #CAEDD2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAEDD1?

#CAEDD1 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 202, 237, 209). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEDD1?

#CAEDD1 is RGB 202, 237, 209 — HSL 132°, 49%, 86% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 12%, 7%.

What colors go with #CAEDD1?

Its complement is #EDCAE6; analogous partners are #D4EDCA and #CAEDE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAEDD1 for text?

Black text on #CAEDD1 has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.