Palettes / Colors / #CAEDD2

#CAEDD2 — Pale Muted Green

#CAEDD2 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 #CAEDD2 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.

#CAEDD2 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 #EDCAE5; it also sits naturally between #D3EDCA and #CAEDE3. 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 82%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CAEDD2

.text { color: #CAEDD2; }
.background { background-color: #CAEDD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEDD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 237, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(134, 49%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEDD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 237, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEDD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 237, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CAEDD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEDD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CAEDD2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDCAE5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CAEDD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEDD2

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 #CAEDD2 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 #CAEDD2 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CAEDD2?

#CAEDD2 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 202, 237, 210). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEDD2?

#CAEDD2 is RGB 202, 237, 210 — HSL 134°, 49%, 86% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 11%, 7%.

What colors go with #CAEDD2?

Its complement is #EDCAE5; analogous partners are #D3EDCA and #CAEDE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CAEDD2 for text?

Black text on #CAEDD2 has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.