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#CDDBB3 — Light Muted Green

#CDDBB3 is a green color we call Light Muted 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 #CDDBB3 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.

#CDDBB3 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 #C1B3DB; it also sits naturally between #DBD5B3 and #B9DBB3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDDBB3 · RGB 205, 219, 179

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Color values

HEX#CDDBB3
RGB205, 219, 179
HSL81°, 36%, 78%
HSV81°, 18%, 86%
CMYK6%, 0%, 18%, 14%
XYZ58.65, 66.90, 52.47
Yxy66.90, 0.3294, 0.3758
CIE-Lab85.45, -11.63, 18.12
Hunter Lab81.79, -10.95, 15.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 86% · Blue 70%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDDBB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDDBB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDDBB3

.text { color: #CDDBB3; }
.background { background-color: #CDDBB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDDBB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 219, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 36%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDDBB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 219, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDDBB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 219, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDDBB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDDBB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDDBB3

#BDD09A#ABC37F#9BB766#88A64E#748E43#607637#495A2A#36421F#1F2612#0B0E07

Tints of #CDDBB3

#D2DEBA#D6E2C1#D8E3C4#DDE7CB#E1EAD2#E6EDD9#EBF0E0#EDF2E3#F1F5EA#F6F8F1

Tones of #CDDBB3

#CCD8B6#CBD5B8#CAD3BB#C9CFBE#C9CDC1#C8CAC4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1B3DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.38:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDDBB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDDBB3

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 #CDDBB3: ·

How #CDDBB3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D3D3BDDeuteranopia · #D2D1BFTritanopia · #CEC4C6

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 #CDDBB3 rather than the exact color:

Palette F6ffde
#F6FFDE · #E3F2C1 · #C9DBB2 · #AAC8A7
Palette F1ecc3
#F1ECC3 · #C9D8B6 · #57837B · #515E63
Palette F1f3e0
#F1F3E0 · #D2DCB6 · #A1BC98 · #778873
Palette Cadcae
#CADCAE · #E1E9C9 · #EDA35A · #FEE8D9
Palette A28b55
#A28B55 · #86AB89 · #CBE2B5 · #E7FBE6
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E9EDC9 · #FEFAE0 · #FAEDCD

Similar colors

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

#C9DBB2#C9D8B6#D2DCB6#CADCAE#CBE2B5#CCD5AE#CCE0AC#D5DFB3#CADEBB#C9E4B3#C8D5B9#C4D7B2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDDBB2  ·  #CDDBB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDDBB3?

#CDDBB3 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 205, 219, 179). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDDBB3?

#CDDBB3 is RGB 205, 219, 179 — HSL 81°, 36%, 78% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 18%, 14%.

What colors go with #CDDBB3?

Its complement is #C1B3DB; analogous partners are #DBD5B3 and #B9DBB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDDBB3 for text?

Black text on #CDDBB3 has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.