Palettes / Colors / #CDEFDC

#CDEFDC — Pale Muted Green

#CDEFDC is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#CDEFDC 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 #EFCDE0; it also sits naturally between #CFEFCD and #CDEFED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 94% · Blue 86%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDEFDC

.text { color: #CDEFDC; }
.background { background-color: #CDEFDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEFDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 239, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(146, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEFDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 239, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEFDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 239, 220, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDEFDC

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Tones of #CDEFDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFCDE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDEFDC: #000000.

How #CDEFDC 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 #CDEFDC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEFDB  ·  #CDEFDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEFDC?

#CDEFDC is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 205, 239, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEFDC?

#CDEFDC is RGB 205, 239, 220 — HSL 146°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 8%, 6%.

What colors go with #CDEFDC?

Its complement is #EFCDE0; analogous partners are #CFEFCD and #CDEFED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEFDC for text?

Black text on #CDEFDC has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.