Palettes / Colors / #CBDDBD

#CBDDBD — Light Muted Green

#CBDDBD 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 #CBDDBD 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.

#CBDDBD 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 #CEBCDC; it also sits naturally between #DADCBC and #BCDCBE. 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 74%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBDDBD

.text { color: #CBDDBD; }
.background { background-color: #CBDDBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBDDBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 221, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(94, 32%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBDDBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 221, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBDDBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 221, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBDDBD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEBCDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBDDBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBDDBD

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 #CBDDBD 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 #CBDDBD 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

← #CBDDBC  ·  #CBDDBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBDDBD?

#CBDDBD is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 203, 221, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBDDBD?

#CBDDBD is RGB 203, 221, 189 — HSL 94°, 32%, 80% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 14%, 13%.

What colors go with #CBDDBD?

Its complement is #CEBCDC; analogous partners are #DADCBC and #BCDCBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBDDBD for text?

Black text on #CBDDBD has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.