Palettes / Colors / #CDEFDA
#CDEFDA — Pale Muted Green
#CDEFDA 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 #CDEFDA 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.
#CDEFDA 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 #EFCDE2; it also sits naturally between #D1EFCD and #CDEFEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CDEFDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 205, 239, 218 |
| HSL | 143°, 52%, 87% |
| HSV | 143°, 14%, 94% |
| CMYK | 14%, 0%, 9%, 6% |
| XYZ | 68.70, 79.77, 78.11 |
| Yxy | 79.77, 0.3032, 0.3521 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.58, -15.00, 6.45 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.32, -14.47, 6.03 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 94% · Blue 85%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CDEFDA
.text { color: #CDEFDA; }
.background { background-color: #CDEFDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEFDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 239, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(143, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEFDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 239, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEFDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 239, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CDEFDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEFDA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CDEFDA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFCDE2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.24:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.95:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CDEFDA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEFDA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CDEFDA: ·
How #CDEFDA looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
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:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDEFDA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CDEFDA?
#CDEFDA is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 205, 239, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEFDA?
#CDEFDA is RGB 205, 239, 218 — HSL 143°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 9%, 6%.
What colors go with #CDEFDA?
Its complement is #EFCDE2; analogous partners are #D1EFCD and #CDEFEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CDEFDA for text?
Black text on #CDEFDA has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.