Palettes / Colors / #CDEFDE

#CDEFDE — Pale Muted Green

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

#CDEFDE is a cool 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 #EFCDDE; it also sits naturally between #CDEFCD and #CDEFEF. 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 87%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDEFDE

.text { color: #CDEFDE; }
.background { background-color: #CDEFDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEFDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 239, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(150, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEFDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 239, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEFDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 239, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDEFDE

Tints of #CDEFDE

Tones of #CDEFDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFCDDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDEFDE: #000000.

How #CDEFDE 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 #CDEFDE 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

← #CDEFDD  ·  #CDEFDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEFDE?

#CDEFDE is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 205, 239, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEFDE?

#CDEFDE is RGB 205, 239, 222 — HSL 150°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 7%, 6%.

What colors go with #CDEFDE?

Its complement is #EFCDDE; analogous partners are #CDEFCD and #CDEFEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEFDE for text?

Black text on #CDEFDE has a contrast ratio of 17.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.