Palettes / Colors / #CDD7CA

#CDD7CA — Pale Dusty Green

#CDD7CA is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#CDD7CA 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 #D5CBD8; it also sits naturally between #D4D8CB and #CBD8CE. 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 84% · Blue 79%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDD7CA

.text { color: #CDD7CA; }
.background { background-color: #CDD7CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDD7CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 215, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(106, 14%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDD7CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 215, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDD7CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 215, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDD7CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDD7CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5CBD8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDD7CA: #000000.

How #CDD7CA 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 #CDD7CA 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

← #CDD7C9  ·  #CDD7CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDD7CA?

#CDD7CA is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 205, 215, 202). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDD7CA?

#CDD7CA is RGB 205, 215, 202 — HSL 106°, 14%, 82% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 6%, 16%.

What colors go with #CDD7CA?

Its complement is #D5CBD8; analogous partners are #D4D8CB and #CBD8CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDD7CA for text?

Black text on #CDD7CA has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.