Palettes / Colors / #CFDACE
#CFDACE — Pale Dusty Green
#CFDACE is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.
#CFDACE 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 #D9CEDA; it also sits naturally between #D5DACE and #CEDAD3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFDACE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 218, 206 |
| HSL | 115°, 14%, 83% |
| HSV | 115°, 6%, 85% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 6%, 15% |
| XYZ | 61.94, 67.86, 68.23 |
| Yxy | 67.86, 0.3128, 0.3427 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.94, -5.89, 4.61 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.38, -5.63, 4.23 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 85% · Blue 81%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFDACE
.text { color: #CFDACE; }
.background { background-color: #CFDACE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDACE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 218, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(115, 14%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDACE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 218, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDACE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 218, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFDACE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFDACE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D9CEDA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.57:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFDACE: #000000.
How #CFDACE 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 #CFDACE 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 #CFDACE?
#CFDACE is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 207, 218, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDACE?
#CFDACE is RGB 207, 218, 206 — HSL 115°, 14%, 83% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 6%, 15%.
What colors go with #CFDACE?
Its complement is #D9CEDA; analogous partners are #D5DACE and #CEDAD3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFDACE for text?
Black text on #CFDACE has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.