Palettes / Colors / #CDF5CA

#CDF5CA — Pale Green

#CDF5CA is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#CDF5CA 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 #F2CCF5; it also sits naturally between #E3F5CC and #CCF5DE. 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 96% · Blue 79%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 4%

Previews

CSS code for #CDF5CA

.text { color: #CDF5CA; }
.background { background-color: #CDF5CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDF5CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 245, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(116, 68%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDF5CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 245, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDF5CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 245, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDF5CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDF5CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2CCF5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDF5CA: #000000.

How #CDF5CA 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 #CDF5CA

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDF5C9  ·  #CDF5CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDF5CA?

#CDF5CA is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 205, 245, 202). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDF5CA?

#CDF5CA is RGB 205, 245, 202 — HSL 116°, 68%, 88% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 18%, 4%.

What colors go with #CDF5CA?

Its complement is #F2CCF5; analogous partners are #E3F5CC and #CCF5DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDF5CA for text?

Black text on #CDF5CA has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.