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#CCDCA3 — Light Muted Green

#CCDCA3 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 #CCDCA3 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.

#CCDCA3 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 #B3A3DC; it also sits naturally between #DCD0A3 and #AFDCA3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCDCA3 · RGB 204, 220, 163

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Color values

HEX#CCDCA3
RGB204, 220, 163
HSL77°, 45%, 75%
HSV77°, 26%, 86%
CMYK7%, 0%, 26%, 14%
XYZ57.11, 66.67, 44.51
Yxy66.67, 0.3393, 0.3962
CIE-Lab85.34, -14.89, 26.29
Hunter Lab81.65, -13.90, 21.18

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 86% · Blue 64%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CCDCA3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CCDCA3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CCDCA3

.text { color: #CCDCA3; }
.background { background-color: #CCDCA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCDCA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 220, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(77, 45%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCDCA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 220, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCDCA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 220, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCDCA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCDCA3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCDCA3

#BDD289#AFC86F#A1BE55#8FAE42#7A9438#62762D#4C5C23#374319#22290F#0C0F06

Tints of #CCDCA3

#D0DFAA#D4E2B1#D8E4B9#DCE7C0#E2EBCB#E6EED3#EAF1DA#EFF4E1#F3F7E9#F7F9F0

Tones of #CCDCA3

#CAD8A6#C8D4AB#C6D0AF#C4CBB3#C3C8B7#C1C3BB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3A3DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.47:1 Fails
Against black text14.33:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCDCA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCDCA3

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 #CCDCA3: ·

How #CCDCA3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D3D3B1Deuteranopia · #D2D1B4Tritanopia · #CDBCBE

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 #CCDCA3 rather than the exact color:

Royal Monsoon
#CBE0A3 · #A7D354 · #87B03B · #6D9424
Palette A1d6b2
#A1D6B2 · #CEDF9F · #F1F3C2 · #E8B86D
Palette Ffc5c5
#FFC5C5 · #FFEBD8 · #C7DCA7 · #89B9AD
Palette Ccd6a6
#CCD6A6 · #DAE2B6 · #F4EAD5 · #FFFBE9
Palette Ccd6a6
#CCD6A6 · #DAE2B6 · #DFE8CC · #F7EDDB
Palette 11224e
#11224E · #F87B1B · #CBD99B · #EEEEEE

Similar colors

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

#CBE0A3#CEDF9F#C7DCA7#CCD6A6#CBD99B#C7DB9C#CCE0AC#C5D89D#CBD2A4#C4DFAA#CADCAE#C1E0A6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCDCA2  ·  #CCDCA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCDCA3?

#CCDCA3 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 204, 220, 163). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCDCA3?

#CCDCA3 is RGB 204, 220, 163 — HSL 77°, 45%, 75% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 26%, 14%.

What colors go with #CCDCA3?

Its complement is #B3A3DC; analogous partners are #DCD0A3 and #AFDCA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCDCA3 for text?

Black text on #CCDCA3 has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.