Palettes / Colors / #CBDEB1

#CBDEB1 — Light Muted Green

#CBDEB1 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 #CBDEB1 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.

#CBDEB1 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 #C3B0DE; it also sits naturally between #DEDAB0 and #B4DEB0. 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 69%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBDEB1

.text { color: #CBDEB1; }
.background { background-color: #CBDEB1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBDEB1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 222, 177); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(85, 41%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBDEB1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 222, 177, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBDEB1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 222, 177, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBDEB1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBDEB1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBDEB1

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Tones of #CBDEB1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3B0DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBDEB1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBDEB1

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 #CBDEB1 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 #CBDEB1 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

← #CBDEB0  ·  #CBDEB2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBDEB1?

#CBDEB1 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 203, 222, 177). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBDEB1?

#CBDEB1 is RGB 203, 222, 177 — HSL 85°, 41%, 78% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 20%, 13%.

What colors go with #CBDEB1?

Its complement is #C3B0DE; analogous partners are #DEDAB0 and #B4DEB0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBDEB1 for text?

Black text on #CBDEB1 has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.