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#CDEBC2 — Pale Muted Green

#CDEBC2 is a green color we call Pale 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 #CDEBC2 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.

#CDEBC2 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 #E0C1EB; it also sits naturally between #E1EBC1 and #C1EBCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDEBC2 · RGB 205, 235, 194

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Color values

HEX#CDEBC2
RGB205, 235, 194
HSL104°, 51%, 84%
HSV104°, 17%, 92%
CMYK13%, 0%, 17%, 8%
XYZ64.62, 76.29, 62.36
Yxy76.29, 0.3179, 0.3753
CIE-Lab89.99, -17.21, 16.66
Hunter Lab87.34, -16.38, 14.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 92% · Blue 76%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDEBC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDEBC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDEBC2

.text { color: #CDEBC2; }
.background { background-color: #CDEBC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEBC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 235, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(104, 51%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEBC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 235, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEBC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 235, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDEBC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEBC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDEBC2

#B3E1A3#9AD784#81CD65#67C346#55A937#468B2D#366C23#274D19#172E0F#080F05

Tints of #CDEBC2

#D0ECC5#D3EEC9#D9F0D1#DCF1D5#DFF3D8#E3F4DC#E6F5E0#ECF8E8#EFF9EC#F2FAF0

Tones of #CDEBC2

#CEE8C4#CFE5C8#D1E2CA#D2DFCD#D3DCD0#D5D9D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0C1EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.26:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDEBC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEBC2

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 #CDEBC2: ·

How #CDEBC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADACCDeuteranopia · #D8D6CETritanopia · #CFD4D5

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 #CDEBC2 rather than the exact color:

Amber Aurora
#792596 · #A247D2 · #77D656 · #D0EBC3
Tranquil Horizon
#328120 · #4963D2 · #CA324E · #CEE8C1
Velvet Ruby Dusk
#48A929 · #2F53C3 · #D55272 · #D0EAC6
Palette A6aebf
#A6AEBF · #C5D3E8 · #D0E8C5 · #FFF8DE
Palette Ffd4b2
#FFD4B2 · #FFF6BD · #CEEDC7 · #86C8BC
Royal Ruby Dusk
#38C11F · #203BC9 · #C6203A · #D2EFC4

Similar colors

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

#D0EBC3#CEE8C1#D0EAC6#D0E8C5#CEEDC7#D2EFC4#CCEABB#D1EBC8#C6EBC5#D5ECC2#CEE3C3#D4E7C5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEBC1  ·  #CDEBC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEBC2?

#CDEBC2 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 205, 235, 194). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEBC2?

#CDEBC2 is RGB 205, 235, 194 — HSL 104°, 51%, 84% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 17%, 8%.

What colors go with #CDEBC2?

Its complement is #E0C1EB; analogous partners are #E1EBC1 and #C1EBCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEBC2 for text?

Black text on #CDEBC2 has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.