Palettes / Colors / #CBECBD

#CBECBD — Pale Green

#CBECBD is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CBECBD 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.

#CBECBD 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 #DDBCEB; it also sits naturally between #E2EBBC and #BCEBC5. 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 93% · Blue 74%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBECBD

.text { color: #CBECBD; }
.background { background-color: #CBECBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBECBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 236, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(102, 55%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBECBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 236, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBECBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 236, 189, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDBCEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBECBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBECBD

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 #CBECBD 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 #CBECBD 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

← #CBECBC  ·  #CBECBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBECBD?

#CBECBD is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 203, 236, 189). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBECBD?

#CBECBD is RGB 203, 236, 189 — HSL 102°, 55%, 83% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 20%, 7%.

What colors go with #CBECBD?

Its complement is #DDBCEB; analogous partners are #E2EBBC and #BCEBC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBECBD for text?

Black text on #CBECBD has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.