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#CBDBAD — Light Muted Green

#CBDBAD 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 #CBDBAD 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.

#CBDBAD 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 #B4DBAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBDBAD · RGB 203, 219, 173

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Color values

HEX#CBDBAD
RGB203, 219, 173
HSL81°, 39%, 77%
HSV81°, 21%, 86%
CMYK7%, 0%, 21%, 14%
XYZ57.50, 66.38, 49.32
Yxy66.38, 0.3320, 0.3832
CIE-Lab85.19, -13.27, 20.87
Hunter Lab81.47, -12.43, 17.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 86% · Blue 68%

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

CSS code for #CBDBAD

.text { color: #CBDBAD; }
.background { background-color: #CBDBAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBDBAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 219, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 39%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBDBAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 219, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBDBAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 219, 173, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBDBAD

#BBD095#A9C478#9AB95F#89AA4B#759140#5E7533#4A5C28#36431E#1F2711#0B0E06

Tints of #CBDBAD

#D0DEB5#D4E1BC#D9E5C3#DDE8CA#E2EBD1#E4ECD4#E8EFDC#EDF3E3#F1F6EA#F6F9F1

Tones of #CBDBAD

#CAD8B1#C9D5B4#C8D1B7#C7CEBA#C6CBBE#C5C8C1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDADDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.47:1 Fails
Against black text14.28:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBDBAD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBDBAD

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 #CBDBAD: ·

How #CBDBAD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D2D2B8Deuteranopia · #D1D0BBTritanopia · #CCC1C3

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 #CBDBAD 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#C4DFAA#CCD6A6#CDE4AD#C4D7B2#C9D8B6#CBE2B5#C9E4B3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBDBAC  ·  #CBDBAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBDBAD?

#CBDBAD is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 203, 219, 173). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBDBAD?

#CBDBAD is RGB 203, 219, 173 — HSL 81°, 39%, 77% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 21%, 14%.

What colors go with #CBDBAD?

Its complement is #BDADDB; analogous partners are #DBD4AD and #B4DBAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBDBAD for text?

Black text on #CBDBAD has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.