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#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.

#CAEDDA · RGB 202, 237, 218

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Color values

HEX#CAEDDA
RGB202, 237, 218
HSL147°, 49%, 86%
HSV147°, 15%, 93%
CMYK15%, 0%, 8%, 7%
XYZ67.30, 78.19, 77.87
Yxy78.19, 0.3013, 0.3501
CIE-Lab90.87, -14.98, 5.39
Hunter Lab88.42, -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

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

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

#ABE2C4#8DD8AF#6BCC97#4CC281#3BAB6D#308D5A#266E46#1A4C31#102E1D#050F0A

Tints of #CAEDDA

#CEEEDC#D1EFDF#D5F1E2#D9F2E4#DDF3E7#E1F5EA#E4F6EC#E8F7EF#ECF8F2#F0FAF4

Tones of #CAEDDA

#CCEADA#CFE8DA#D1E5DA#D4E3DB#D6E0DB#D9DEDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDCADD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.26:1 Fails
Against black text16.64:1 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:

100%
Sample heading text
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:

Protanopia · #D9D9DFDeuteranopia · #D7D4E0Tritanopia · #CCE2E3

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 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette F8f4e1
#F8F4E1 · #897853 · #4E3620 · #C8EED9
Velvet Twilight
#AA2A88 · #E07FBD · #6BDA88 · #CDEED9
Vivid Twilight
#208057 · #7029A5 · #D6A25C · #CBEBDD
Palette 414a50
#414A50 · #85A6B1 · #8BD7D1 · #CAEDDE
Scarlet Ruby Cinder
#AB3887 · #CD65B4 · #3CB763 · #CDEADB
Palette 439a97
#439A97 · #62B6B7 · #97DECE · #CBEDD5

Similar colors

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

#C8EED9#CDEED9#CBEBDD#CAEDDE#CDEADB#CBEDD5#CBECDF#CAE8D5#C9F2D5#C4EDDE#D1ECDC#C4EAD7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CAEDD9  ·  #CAEDDB →

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.