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#CFDBAB — Light Muted Green

#CFDBAB is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #CFDBAB 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.

#CFDBAB is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B6A9DA; it also sits naturally between #DACEA9 and #B6DAA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFDBAB · RGB 207, 219, 171

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Color values

HEX#CFDBAB
RGB207, 219, 171
HSL75°, 40%, 76%
HSV75°, 22%, 86%
CMYK5%, 0%, 22%, 14%
XYZ58.41, 66.87, 48.36
Yxy66.87, 0.3364, 0.3851
CIE-Lab85.44, -12.13, 22.30
Hunter Lab81.77, -11.40, 18.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 86% · Blue 67%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 14%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CFDBAB

.text { color: #CFDBAB; }
.background { background-color: #CFDBAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDBAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 219, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(75, 40%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDBAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 219, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDBAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 219, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFDBAB

#C0D090#B1C577#A1B95B#90A848#7A8F3D#657632#505D28#37401C#222711#0C0E06

Tints of #CFDBAB

#D2DDB0#D6E0B8#DAE3BF#DEE7C6#E2EACD#E7EDD4#EBF0DB#EFF3E2#F3F6EA#F7F9F1

Tones of #CFDBAB

#CCD7AD#CBD4B0#C9D0B4#C7CCB7#C5C9BB#C4C5BE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B6A9DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.37:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFDBAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFDBAB

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 #CFDBAB: ·

How #CFDBAB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D4D4B7Deuteranopia · #D4D3B9Tritanopia · #D0C0C2

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CFDBAB rather than the exact color:

Palette Cadcae
#CADCAE · #E1E9C9 · #EDA35A · #FEE8D9
Palette Ff8a8a
#FF8A8A · #F4DEB3 · #F0EAAC · #CCE0AC
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E9EDC9 · #FEFAE0 · #FAEDCD
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E0E5B6 · #FAEDCE · #FEFAE0
Palette Ccd6a6
#CCD6A6 · #DAE2B6 · #F4EAD5 · #FFFBE9
Palette Ccd6a6
#CCD6A6 · #DAE2B6 · #DFE8CC · #F7EDDB

Similar colors

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

#CADCAE#CCE0AC#CCD5AE#CCD6A6#C7DCA7#C9DBB2#CDE4AD#CBE0A3#D5DFB3#D6E4AB#D2DCB6#C4DFAA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFDBAA  ·  #CFDBAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFDBAB?

#CFDBAB is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 207, 219, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDBAB?

#CFDBAB is RGB 207, 219, 171 — HSL 75°, 40%, 76% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 22%, 14%.

What colors go with #CFDBAB?

Its complement is #B6A9DA; analogous partners are #DACEA9 and #B6DAA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFDBAB for text?

Black text on #CFDBAB has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.