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#CDEBC3 — Pale Muted Green

#CDEBC3 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 #CDEBC3 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.

#CDEBC3 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 #E0C2EB; it also sits naturally between #E0EBC2 and #C2EBCC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDEBC3 · RGB 205, 235, 195

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Color values

HEX#CDEBC3
RGB205, 235, 195
HSL105°, 50%, 84%
HSV105°, 17%, 92%
CMYK13%, 0%, 17%, 8%
XYZ64.74, 76.34, 62.95
Yxy76.34, 0.3173, 0.3742
CIE-Lab90.02, -17.04, 16.17
Hunter Lab87.37, -16.23, 14.21

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 #CDEBC3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDEBC3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDEBC3

.text { color: #CDEBC3; }
.background { background-color: #CDEBC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEBC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 235, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(105, 50%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEBC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 235, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEBC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 235, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDEBC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEBC3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDEBC3

#B3E0A3#99D685#80CC66#66C247#54A838#458A2E#366B24#264D1A#172E0F#080F05

Tints of #CDEBC3

#CFECC6#D2EDC9#D9F0D1#DCF1D5#DFF2D9#E2F4DD#E6F5E0#ECF7E8#EFF9EC#F2FAF0

Tones of #CDEBC3

#CDE8C5#CFE5C8#D0E2CA#D2DFCE#D3DCD0#D5D9D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0C2EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.27:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDEBC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEBC3

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 #CDEBC3: ·

How #CDEBC3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADACDDeuteranopia · #D8D6CFTritanopia · #CFD4D6

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 #CDEBC3 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 Ffd4b2
#FFD4B2 · #FFF6BD · #CEEDC7 · #86C8BC
Palette A6aebf
#A6AEBF · #C5D3E8 · #D0E8C5 · #FFF8DE
Rustic Ruby Mosaic
#A22FAB · #DB7CD3 · #40C436 · #D1EBC8

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEBC2  ·  #CDEBC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEBC3?

#CDEBC3 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 205, 235, 195). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEBC3?

#CDEBC3 is RGB 205, 235, 195 — HSL 105°, 50%, 84% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 17%, 8%.

What colors go with #CDEBC3?

Its complement is #E0C2EB; analogous partners are #E0EBC2 and #C2EBCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEBC3 for text?

Black text on #CDEBC3 has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.