Palettes / Colors / #CDFECE

#CDFECE — Pale Vivid Green

#CDFECE 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 #CDFECE 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.

#CDFECE 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 #FECDFD; it also sits naturally between #E5FECD and #CDFEE6. 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 100% · Blue 81%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDFECE

.text { color: #CDFECE; }
.background { background-color: #CDFECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDFECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 254, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(121, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDFECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 254, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDFECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 254, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDFECE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FECDFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDFECE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDFECE

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:

How #CDFECE 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 #CDFECE 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

← #CDFECD  ·  #CDFECF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDFECE?

#CDFECE is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 205, 254, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDFECE?

#CDFECE is RGB 205, 254, 206 — HSL 121°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 19%, 0%.

What colors go with #CDFECE?

Its complement is #FECDFD; analogous partners are #E5FECD and #CDFEE6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDFECE for text?

Black text on #CDFECE has a contrast ratio of 18.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.