Palettes / Colors / #CDD3BB

#CDD3BB — Light Dusty Green

#CDD3BB is a green color we call Light Dusty 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 #CDD3BB 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.

#CDD3BB 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 #C1BBD3; it also sits naturally between #D3CDBB and #C1D3BB. 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 83% · Blue 73%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDD3BB

.text { color: #CDD3BB; }
.background { background-color: #CDD3BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDD3BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 211, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(75, 21%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDD3BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 211, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDD3BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 211, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDD3BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDD3BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1BBD3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDD3BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDD3BB

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 #CDD3BB 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 #CDD3BB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDD3BB?

#CDD3BB is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 205, 211, 187). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDD3BB?

#CDD3BB is RGB 205, 211, 187 — HSL 75°, 21%, 78% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 11%, 17%.

What colors go with #CDD3BB?

Its complement is #C1BBD3; analogous partners are #D3CDBB and #C1D3BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDD3BB for text?

Black text on #CDD3BB has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.