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#CBDEB2 — Light Muted Green

#CBDEB2 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 #CBDEB2 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.

#CBDEB2 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 #C4B0DD; it also sits naturally between #DDDAB0 and #B3DDB0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBDEB2 · RGB 203, 222, 178

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Color values

HEX#CBDEB2
RGB203, 222, 178
HSL86°, 40%, 78%
HSV86°, 20%, 87%
CMYK9%, 0%, 20%, 13%
XYZ58.79, 68.15, 52.18
Yxy68.15, 0.3282, 0.3805
CIE-Lab86.08, -14.01, 19.50
Hunter Lab82.56, -13.16, 16.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 87% · Blue 70%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBDEB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBDEB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBDEB2

.text { color: #CBDEB2; }
.background { background-color: #CBDEB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBDEB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 222, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(86, 40%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBDEB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 222, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBDEB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 222, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBDEB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBDEB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBDEB2

#B9D397#A6C67B#95BC62#81AB49#6E923F#5B7934#465D28#33441D#1E2711#0B0E06

Tints of #CBDEB2

#CFE0B8#D4E3BF#D6E5C2#DBE8C9#E0EBD1#E4EED8#E9F1DF#ECF3E2#F1F6EA#F5F9F1

Tones of #CBDEB2

#C9DAB4#C9D7B7#C9D4BA#C8D0BD#C8CDC1#C7CAC4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4B0DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.44:1 Fails
Against black text14.63:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBDEB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBDEB2

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 #CBDEB2: ·

How #CBDEB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D3D3BDDeuteranopia · #D2D1BFTritanopia · #CCC5C7

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 #CBDEB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette F6ffde
#F6FFDE · #E3F2C1 · #C9DBB2 · #AAC8A7
Palette Cadcae
#CADCAE · #E1E9C9 · #EDA35A · #FEE8D9
Palette A28b55
#A28B55 · #86AB89 · #CBE2B5 · #E7FBE6
Honey Mosaic
#602589 · #C266D6 · #67B631 · #C9E4B3
Palette Ff8a8a
#FF8A8A · #F4DEB3 · #F0EAAC · #CCE0AC
Palette F1ecc3
#F1ECC3 · #C9D8B6 · #57837B · #515E63

Similar colors

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

#C9DBB2#CADCAE#CBE2B5#C9E4B3#CCE0AC#C9D8B6#CAE6B2#CDE4AD#D2DCB6#CADEBB#C6DCBA#CCD5AE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBDEB1  ·  #CBDEB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBDEB2?

#CBDEB2 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 203, 222, 178). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBDEB2?

#CBDEB2 is RGB 203, 222, 178 — HSL 86°, 40%, 78% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 20%, 13%.

What colors go with #CBDEB2?

Its complement is #C4B0DD; analogous partners are #DDDAB0 and #B3DDB0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBDEB2 for text?

Black text on #CBDEB2 has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.