Palettes / Colors / #CBDFAA

#CBDFAA — Light Muted Green

#CBDFAA 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 #CBDFAA 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.

#CBDFAA 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 #BEAADF; it also sits naturally between #DFD9AA and #B0DFAA. 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 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBDFAA

.text { color: #CBDFAA; }
.background { background-color: #CBDFAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBDFAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 223, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(83, 45%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBDFAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 223, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBDFAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 223, 170, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEAADF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBDFAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBDFAA

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 #CBDFAA 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 #CBDFAA 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

← #CBDFA9  ·  #CBDFAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBDFAA?

#CBDFAA is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 203, 223, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBDFAA?

#CBDFAA is RGB 203, 223, 170 — HSL 83°, 45%, 77% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 24%, 13%.

What colors go with #CBDFAA?

Its complement is #BEAADF; analogous partners are #DFD9AA and #B0DFAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBDFAA for text?

Black text on #CBDFAA has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.