Palettes / Colors / #CDDBCF

#CDDBCF — Pale Dusty Green

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

#CDDBCF 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 #DBCDD9; it also sits naturally between #D2DBCD and #CDDBD6. 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 86% · Blue 81%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDDBCF

.text { color: #CDDBCF; }
.background { background-color: #CDDBCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDDBCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 219, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(129, 16%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDDBCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 219, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDDBCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 219, 207, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDDBCF

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Tones of #CDDBCF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBCDD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDDBCF: #000000.

How #CDDBCF 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 #CDDBCF 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

← #CDDBCE  ·  #CDDBD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDDBCF?

#CDDBCF is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 205, 219, 207). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDDBCF?

#CDDBCF is RGB 205, 219, 207 — HSL 129°, 16%, 83% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 5%, 14%.

What colors go with #CDDBCF?

Its complement is #DBCDD9; analogous partners are #D2DBCD and #CDDBD6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDDBCF for text?

Black text on #CDDBCF has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.