Palettes / Colors / #CAEDDA
#CAEDDA — Pale Muted Green
#CAEDDA 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 #CAEDDA 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.
#CAEDDA 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 #EDCADD; it also sits naturally between #CCEDCA and #CAEDEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CAEDDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 237, 218 |
| HSL | 147°, 49%, 86% |
| HSV | 147°, 15%, 93% |
| CMYK | 15%, 0%, 8%, 7% |
| XYZ | 67.30, 78.19, 77.87 |
| Yxy | 78.19, 0.3013, 0.3501 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.87, -14.98, 5.39 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.42, -14.39, 5.05 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 93% · Blue 85%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CAEDDA
.text { color: #CAEDDA; }
.background { background-color: #CAEDDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CAEDDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 237, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(147, 49%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CAEDDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 237, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CAEDDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 237, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CAEDDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CAEDDA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CAEDDA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDCADD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.64:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CAEDDA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CAEDDA
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 #CAEDDA: ·
How #CAEDDA 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 #CAEDDA 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 #CAEDDA?
#CAEDDA is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 202, 237, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CAEDDA?
#CAEDDA is RGB 202, 237, 218 — HSL 147°, 49%, 86% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 8%, 7%.
What colors go with #CAEDDA?
Its complement is #EDCADD; analogous partners are #CCEDCA and #CAEDEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CAEDDA for text?
Black text on #CAEDDA has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.