Palettes / Colors / #CAEDD7
#CAEDD7 — Pale Muted Green
#CAEDD7 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 #CAEDD7 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.
#CAEDD7 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 #EDCAE0; it also sits naturally between #CEEDCA and #CAEDE8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CAEDD7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 237, 215 |
| HSL | 142°, 49%, 86% |
| HSV | 142°, 15%, 93% |
| CMYK | 15%, 0%, 9%, 7% |
| XYZ | 66.91, 78.03, 75.83 |
| Yxy | 78.03, 0.3031, 0.3535 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.79, -15.54, 6.85 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.34, -14.90, 6.37 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 93% · Blue 84%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CAEDD7
.text { color: #CAEDD7; }
.background { background-color: #CAEDD7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEDD7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 237, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(142, 49%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEDD7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 237, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEDD7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 237, 215, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CAEDD7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEDD7">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CAEDD7
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Tones of #CAEDD7
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDCAE0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.61:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CAEDD7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEDD7
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 #CAEDD7: ·
How #CAEDD7 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 #CAEDD7 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CAEDD7?
#CAEDD7 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 202, 237, 215). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEDD7?
#CAEDD7 is RGB 202, 237, 215 — HSL 142°, 49%, 86% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 9%, 7%.
What colors go with #CAEDD7?
Its complement is #EDCAE0; analogous partners are #CEEDCA and #CAEDE8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CAEDD7 for text?
Black text on #CAEDD7 has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.