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#CBDBAC — Light Muted Green

#CBDBAC is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CBDBAC 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.

#CBDBAC is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BDADDB; it also sits naturally between #DBD4AD and #B5DBAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBDBAC · RGB 203, 219, 172

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Color values

HEX#CBDBAC
RGB203, 219, 172
HSL80°, 39%, 77%
HSV80°, 21%, 86%
CMYK7%, 0%, 21%, 14%
XYZ57.41, 66.34, 48.81
Yxy66.34, 0.3327, 0.3845
CIE-Lab85.17, -13.42, 21.36
Hunter Lab81.45, -12.57, 17.71

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 86% · Blue 67%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 14%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CBDBAC

.text { color: #CBDBAC; }
.background { background-color: #CBDBAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBDBAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 219, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(80, 39%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBDBAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 219, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBDBAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 219, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBDBAC

#BCD095#ABC478#9BB95F#8AAA4B#769140#5F7533#4B5C28#37431E#202711#0C0E06

Tints of #CBDBAC

#D0DEB5#D5E1BC#D9E5C3#DEE8CA#E2EBD1#E4ECD4#E9EFDC#EDF3E3#F2F6EA#F6F9F1

Tones of #CBDBAC

#CBD8B1#CAD5B4#C9D1B7#C8CEBA#C7CBBE#C6C8C1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDADDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.47:1 Fails
Against black text14.27:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBDBAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBDBAC

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 #CBDBAC: ·

How #CBDBAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D2D2B7Deuteranopia · #D1D0BATritanopia · #CCC0C2

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette Cadcae
#CADCAE · #E1E9C9 · #EDA35A · #FEE8D9
Palette Ff8a8a
#FF8A8A · #F4DEB3 · #F0EAAC · #CCE0AC
Palette F6ffde
#F6FFDE · #E3F2C1 · #C9DBB2 · #AAC8A7
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E9EDC9 · #FEFAE0 · #FAEDCD
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E0E5B6 · #FAEDCE · #FEFAE0
Palette Ffc5c5
#FFC5C5 · #FFEBD8 · #C7DCA7 · #89B9AD

Similar colors

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

#CADCAE#CCE0AC#C9DBB2#CCD5AE#C7DCA7#CCD6A6#C4DFAA#CDE4AD#C4D7B2#CBE0A3#C9D8B6#CBE2B5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBDBAB  ·  #CBDBAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBDBAC?

#CBDBAC is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 203, 219, 172). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBDBAC?

#CBDBAC is RGB 203, 219, 172 — HSL 80°, 39%, 77% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 21%, 14%.

What colors go with #CBDBAC?

Its complement is #BDADDB; analogous partners are #DBD4AD and #B5DBAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBDBAC for text?

Black text on #CBDBAC has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.