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#CDFEC2 — Pale Vivid Green

#CDFEC2 is a green color we call Pale Vivid 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 #CDFEC2 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.

#CDFEC2 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 #F3C3FE; it also sits naturally between #EBFEC3 and #C3FED6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDFEC2 · RGB 205, 254, 194

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Color values

HEX#CDFEC2
RGB205, 254, 194
HSL109°, 97%, 88%
HSV109°, 24%, 100%
CMYK19%, 0%, 24%, 0%
XYZ70.36, 87.76, 64.27
Yxy87.76, 0.3164, 0.3946
CIE-Lab95.06, -26.40, 23.71
Hunter Lab93.68, -25.27, 20.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 100% · Blue 76%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDFEC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDFEC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDFEC2

.text { color: #CDFEC2; }
.background { background-color: #CDFEC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDFEC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 254, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(109, 97%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDFEC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 254, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDFEC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 254, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDFEC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDFEC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDFEC2

#ADFD9B#88FD6D#67FC45#42FB18#2DE704#25BF03#1D9202#156902#0C3C01#041400

Tints of #CDFEC2

#D2FEC8#D6FECD#D6FECD#DAFED2#DEFED7#E2FEDC#E6FFE1#E6FFE1#EAFFE6#EFFFEB

Tones of #CDFEC2

#D0FAC7#D3F6CB#D6F1D0#D8EDD4#DBE9D8#DEE5DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3C3FE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.13:1 Fails
Against black text18.55:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDFEC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDFEC2

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 #CDFEC2: ·

How #CDFEC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E3D1Deuteranopia · #DFDCD4Tritanopia · #CFDCDF

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 #CDFEC2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ccffbd
#CCFFBD · #7ECA9C · #40394A · #1C1427
Vivid Breeze
#CDF5C6 · #42D629 · #329121 · #133B0C
Palette 28df99
#28DF99 · #99F3BD · #D2F6C5 · #F6F7D4
Palette Ccf6c8
#CCF6C8 · #FAFCC2 · #F6D6AD · #F9C0C0
Amber Harbor
#8616CC · #A94AEC · #8CEC50 · #D1F6C9
Palette 30afff
#30AFFF · #92EEFF · #D8FFC5 · #C4F7CA

Similar colors

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

#CCFFBD#CDF5C6#D2F6C5#CCF6C8#D1F6C9#D8FFC5#CDF5CA#C2FFC7#CBFFCE#C8F5CA#C2FFBB#CBF3BB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDFEC1  ·  #CDFEC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDFEC2?

#CDFEC2 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 205, 254, 194). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDFEC2?

#CDFEC2 is RGB 205, 254, 194 — HSL 109°, 97%, 88% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 24%, 0%.

What colors go with #CDFEC2?

Its complement is #F3C3FE; analogous partners are #EBFEC3 and #C3FED6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDFEC2 for text?

Black text on #CDFEC2 has a contrast ratio of 18.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.