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#CDEED1 — Pale Muted Green

#CDEED1 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 #CDEED1 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.

#CDEED1 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 #EECEEA; it also sits naturally between #DAEECE and #CEEEE2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDEED1 · RGB 205, 238, 209

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Color values

HEX#CDEED1
RGB205, 238, 209
HSL127°, 49%, 87%
HSV127°, 14%, 93%
CMYK14%, 0%, 12%, 7%
XYZ67.26, 78.73, 71.97
Yxy78.73, 0.3086, 0.3612
CIE-Lab91.11, -16.13, 10.46
Hunter Lab88.73, -15.47, 9.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 82%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDEED1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDEED1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDEED1

.text { color: #CDEED1; }
.background { background-color: #CDEED1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEED1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 238, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(127, 49%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEED1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 238, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEED1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 238, 209, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDEED1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEED1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDEED1

#AFE4B5#8DD896#6FCE7A#50C35E#3CAF49#308D3B#266E2E#1B5021#102E13#050F06

Tints of #CDEED1

#D1EFD5#D5F1D8#D9F2DC#DDF3DF#E1F5E3#E1F5E3#E4F6E6#E8F7EA#ECF8ED#F0FAF1

Tones of #CDEED1

#D0ECD3#D2E9D5#D5E7D7#D7E5D9#D9E2DA#DCE0DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EECEEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.75:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDEED1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEED1

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 #CDEED1: ·

How #CDEED1 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDCD8Deuteranopia · #D9D7DATritanopia · #CFDEDF

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 #CDEED1 rather than the exact color:

Wild Orchard
#178328 · #361FB0 · #D64126 · #CDF0D0
Golden Ruby
#5C7057 · #89A482 · #ACC5A6 · #D1EDD3
Palette 439a97
#439A97 · #62B6B7 · #97DECE · #CBEDD5
Silent Ruby Tempest
#2EC11D · #3B4DE2 · #E34354 · #CFF3D1
Palette 789dbc
#789DBC · #FFE3E3 · #FEF9F2 · #C9E9D2
Electric Ruby Cascade
#901882 · #E046C7 · #66E575 · #C9F2D5

Similar colors

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

#CDF0D0#D1EDD3#CBEDD5#CFF3D1#C9E9D2#C9F2D5#D1F2CD#CCF4CD#D3ECCD#C8F1CC#D0E7D2#CAE8D5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEED0  ·  #CDEED2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEED1?

#CDEED1 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 205, 238, 209). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEED1?

#CDEED1 is RGB 205, 238, 209 — HSL 127°, 49%, 87% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 12%, 7%.

What colors go with #CDEED1?

Its complement is #EECEEA; analogous partners are #DAEECE and #CEEEE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEED1 for text?

Black text on #CDEED1 has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.