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#CDDFBF — Light Muted Green

#CDDFBF is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CDDFBF 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.

#CDDFBF 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 #D1BFDF; it also sits naturally between #DCDFBF and #BFDFC1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDDFBF · RGB 205, 223, 191

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Color values

HEX#CDDFBF
RGB205, 223, 191
HSL94°, 33%, 81%
HSV94°, 14%, 87%
CMYK8%, 0%, 14%, 13%
XYZ60.97, 69.52, 59.49
Yxy69.52, 0.3209, 0.3659
CIE-Lab86.76, -11.71, 13.66
Hunter Lab83.38, -11.10, 11.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 87% · Blue 75%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 13%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CDDFBF

.text { color: #CDDFBF; }
.background { background-color: #CDDFBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDDFBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 223, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(94, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDDFBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 223, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDDFBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 223, 191, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDDFBF

#B7D1A3#A4C58C#8FB771#7AAA55#699249#55773C#425C2E#2E4020#1D2915#0A0E07

Tints of #CDDFBF

#D2E2C5#D4E4C9#DAE7D0#DCE9D3#E2ECDA#E4EEDD#EAF1E4#ECF3E7#F2F6EE#F4F8F1

Tones of #CDDFBF

#CDDCC1#CDDAC3#CDD8C5#CED5C8#CED3CA#CED1CC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1BFDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.41:1 Fails
Against black text14.90:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDDFBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDDFBF

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 #CDDFBF: ·

How #CDDFBF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D5D5C7Deuteranopia · #D4D2C9Tritanopia · #CECDCE

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDDFBF rather than the exact color:

Palette Faf1e4
#FAF1E4 · #CEDEBD · #9EB384 · #435334
Palette 411f1f
#411F1F · #CEDEBD · #86C4BA · #F3F3F3
Palette 780c28
#780C28 · #CAE0BC · #EAFAEA · #6E8E59
Scarlet Ruby Whisper
#567928 · #3978A9 · #AD3A7A · #CADEBB
Crystal Mirage
#64AA37 · #5B87CA · #C13F73 · #CEE3C3
Palette Bc9f8b
#BC9F8B · #B5CFB7 · #CADABF · #E7E8D8

Similar colors

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

#CEDEBD#CAE0BC#CADEBB#CEE3C3#CADABF#C9DABF#C8DBBE#D4E0BD#D1D8BE#C9E4C5#C6DCBA#CEE8C1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDDFBE  ·  #CDDFC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDDFBF?

#CDDFBF is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 205, 223, 191). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDDFBF?

#CDDFBF is RGB 205, 223, 191 — HSL 94°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 14%, 13%.

What colors go with #CDDFBF?

Its complement is #D1BFDF; analogous partners are #DCDFBF and #BFDFC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDDFBF for text?

Black text on #CDDFBF has a contrast ratio of 14.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.