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#CDEECC — Pale Muted Green

#CDEECC 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 #CDEECC 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.

#CDEECC 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 #EDCDEE; it also sits naturally between #DFEECD and #CDEEDD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDEECC · RGB 205, 238, 204

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Color values

HEX#CDEECC
RGB205, 238, 204
HSL118°, 50%, 87%
HSV118°, 14%, 93%
CMYK14%, 0%, 14%, 7%
XYZ66.65, 78.49, 68.76
Yxy78.49, 0.3116, 0.3669
CIE-Lab91.00, -17.00, 12.89
Hunter Lab88.59, -16.27, 11.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 80%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CDEECC

.text { color: #CDEECC; }
.background { background-color: #CDEECC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEECC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 238, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(118, 50%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEECC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 238, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEECC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 238, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDEECC

#B0E4AF#8FD98C#71CF6E#53C44F#3FB03B#328E2F#276F25#1D501B#102E0F#050F05

Tints of #CDEECC

#D2F0D1#D6F1D5#DAF2D9#DDF4DD#E1F5E0#E1F5E0#E5F6E4#E9F7E8#ECF9EC#F0FAF0

Tones of #CDEECC

#D1ECD0#D3EAD2#D5E7D4#D7E5D7#DAE2D9#DCE0DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDCDEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.26:1 Fails
Against black text16.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDEECC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEECC

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 #CDEECC: ·

How #CDEECC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDCD4Deuteranopia · #D9D7D6Tritanopia · #CFDBDC

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 #CDEECC rather than the exact color:

Wild Orchard
#178328 · #361FB0 · #D64126 · #CDF0D0
Palette Ffd4b2
#FFD4B2 · #FFF6BD · #CEEDC7 · #86C8BC
Dreamy Ruby Breeze
#278614 · #1D3AC5 · #E23956 · #D1F2CD
Electric Monsoon
#15901E · #5247E4 · #DB2D20 · #C8F1CC
Radiant Ruby Mosaic
#CCF4CD · #92EC94 · #51DC54 · #135D15
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:

#CDF0D0#CEEDC7#D1F2CD#C8F1CC#CCF4CD#D1EBC8#D3ECCD#C7F2CD#CDF5CA#CFF3D1#D0EAC6#D1EDD3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEECB  ·  #CDEECD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEECC?

#CDEECC is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 205, 238, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEECC?

#CDEECC is RGB 205, 238, 204 — HSL 118°, 50%, 87% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #CDEECC?

Its complement is #EDCDEE; analogous partners are #DFEECD and #CDEEDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEECC for text?

Black text on #CDEECC has a contrast ratio of 16.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.