Palettes / Colors / #CFD9CE
#CFD9CE — Pale Dusty Green
#CFD9CE is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.
#CFD9CE 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 #D8CED9; it also sits naturally between #D5D9CE and #CED9D3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFD9CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 217, 206 |
| HSL | 115°, 13%, 83% |
| HSV | 115°, 5%, 85% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 5%, 15% |
| XYZ | 61.69, 67.35, 68.14 |
| Yxy | 67.35, 0.3128, 0.3416 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.68, -5.37, 4.24 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.07, -5.14, 3.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 85% · Blue 81%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFD9CE
.text { color: #CFD9CE; }
.background { background-color: #CFD9CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFD9CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 217, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(115, 13%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFD9CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 217, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFD9CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 217, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFD9CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFD9CE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D8CED9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.47:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFD9CE: #000000.
How #CFD9CE 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 #CFD9CE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CFD9CE?
#CFD9CE is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 207, 217, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFD9CE?
#CFD9CE is RGB 207, 217, 206 — HSL 115°, 13%, 83% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 5%, 15%.
What colors go with #CFD9CE?
Its complement is #D8CED9; analogous partners are #D5D9CE and #CED9D3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFD9CE for text?
Black text on #CFD9CE has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.