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#CDEBC4 — Pale Muted Green

#CDEBC4 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 #CDEBC4 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.

#CDEBC4 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 #E3C6EB; it also sits naturally between #E1EBC6 and #C6EBD0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDEBC4 · RGB 205, 235, 196

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Color values

HEX#CDEBC4
RGB205, 235, 196
HSL106°, 49%, 85%
HSV106°, 17%, 92%
CMYK13%, 0%, 17%, 8%
XYZ64.85, 76.38, 63.55
Yxy76.38, 0.3167, 0.3730
CIE-Lab90.04, -16.88, 15.68
Hunter Lab87.40, -16.08, 13.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 92% · Blue 77%

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 #CDEBC4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDEBC4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDEBC4

.text { color: #CDEBC4; }
.background { background-color: #CDEBC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEBC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 235, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(106, 49%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEBC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 235, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEBC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 235, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDEBC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEBC4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDEBC4

#B5E1A8#9BD789#82CC6B#68C24C#55AB3B#44892F#356A24#264C1A#172E10#080F05

Tints of #CDEBC4

#D2EDCA#D5EECE#D8EFD1#DCF1D5#E2F3DD#E5F5E1#E8F6E4#ECF7E8#EFF8EC#F2FAF0

Tones of #CDEBC4

#D0E9C9#D2E6CB#D3E3CE#D4E1D1#D6DED3#D7DBD6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3C6EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.28:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDEBC4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEBC4

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 #CDEBC4: ·

How #CDEBC4 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 · #D8D6D0Tritanopia · #CFD5D7

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 #CDEBC4 rather than the exact color:

Amber Aurora
#792596 · #A247D2 · #77D656 · #D0EBC3
Velvet Ruby Dusk
#48A929 · #2F53C3 · #D55272 · #D0EAC6
Palette Ffd4b2
#FFD4B2 · #FFF6BD · #CEEDC7 · #86C8BC
Tranquil Horizon
#328120 · #4963D2 · #CA324E · #CEE8C1
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#D0EAC6#CEEDC7#CEE8C1#D0E8C5#D1EBC8#D2EFC4#C6EBC5#CEE3C3#D4E7C5#C9E4C5#D5ECC2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEBC3  ·  #CDEBC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEBC4?

#CDEBC4 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 205, 235, 196). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEBC4?

#CDEBC4 is RGB 205, 235, 196 — HSL 106°, 49%, 85% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 17%, 8%.

What colors go with #CDEBC4?

Its complement is #E3C6EB; analogous partners are #E1EBC6 and #C6EBD0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEBC4 for text?

Black text on #CDEBC4 has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.