Palettes / Colors / #CBDDAB

#CBDDAB — Light Muted Green

#CBDDAB is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #CBDDAB 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.

#CBDDAB 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 #BEACDD; it also sits naturally between #DDD6AC and #B2DDAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 87% · Blue 67%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBDDAB

.text { color: #CBDDAB; }
.background { background-color: #CBDDAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBDDAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 221, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(82, 42%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBDDAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 221, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBDDAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 221, 171, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEACDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBDDAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBDDAB

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:

How #CBDDAB 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 #CBDDAB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBDDAA  ·  #CBDDAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBDDAB?

#CBDDAB is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 203, 221, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBDDAB?

#CBDDAB is RGB 203, 221, 171 — HSL 82°, 42%, 77% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 23%, 13%.

What colors go with #CBDDAB?

Its complement is #BEACDD; analogous partners are #DDD6AC and #B2DDAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBDDAB for text?

Black text on #CBDDAB has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.