Palettes / Colors / #CDDDBA
#CDDDBA — Light Muted Green
#CDDDBA is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.
#CDDDBA 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 #CABBDD; it also sits naturally between #DDDCBB and #BCDDBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CDDDBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 205, 221, 186 |
| HSL | 87°, 34%, 80% |
| HSV | 87°, 16%, 87% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 16%, 13% |
| XYZ | 59.90, 68.24, 56.47 |
| Yxy | 68.24, 0.3245, 0.3696 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.12, -11.52, 15.39 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.61, -10.89, 13.29 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 87% · Blue 73%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CDDDBA
.text { color: #CDDDBA; }
.background { background-color: #CDDDBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDDDBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 221, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(87, 34%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDDDBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 221, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDDDBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 221, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CDDDBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDDDBA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CABBDD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.43:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.65:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CDDDBA: #000000.
How #CDDDBA 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 #CDDDBA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CDDDBA?
#CDDDBA is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 205, 221, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CDDDBA?
#CDDDBA is RGB 205, 221, 186 — HSL 87°, 34%, 80% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 16%, 13%.
What colors go with #CDDDBA?
Its complement is #CABBDD; analogous partners are #DDDCBB and #BCDDBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CDDDBA for text?
Black text on #CDDDBA has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.