Palettes / Colors / #CDDAC2

#CDDAC2 — Light Dusty Green

#CDDAC2 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 #CDDAC2 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.

#CDDAC2 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 #CFC3DA; it also sits naturally between #D9DAC3 and #C3DAC4. 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 85% · Blue 76%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDDAC2

.text { color: #CDDAC2; }
.background { background-color: #CDDAC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDDAC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 218, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(92, 24%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDDAC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 218, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDDAC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 218, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDDAC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDDAC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDDAC2

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Tones of #CDDAC2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFC3DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDDAC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDDAC2

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 #CDDAC2 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 #CDDAC2 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

← #CDDAC1  ·  #CDDAC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDDAC2?

#CDDAC2 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 205, 218, 194). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDDAC2?

#CDDAC2 is RGB 205, 218, 194 — HSL 92°, 24%, 81% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 11%, 15%.

What colors go with #CDDAC2?

Its complement is #CFC3DA; analogous partners are #D9DAC3 and #C3DAC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDDAC2 for text?

Black text on #CDDAC2 has a contrast ratio of 14.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.