Palettes / Colors / #CFDBAE

#CFDBAE — Light Muted Green

#CFDBAE 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 #CFDBAE 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.

#CFDBAE 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 #BAAEDB; it also sits naturally between #DBD0AE and #B8DBAE. 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 81% · Green 86% · Blue 68%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFDBAE

.text { color: #CFDBAE; }
.background { background-color: #CFDBAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDBAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 219, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 38%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDBAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 219, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDBAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 219, 174, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAAEDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFDBAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFDBAE

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 #CFDBAE 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 #CFDBAE 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

← #CFDBAD  ·  #CFDBAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFDBAE?

#CFDBAE is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 207, 219, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDBAE?

#CFDBAE is RGB 207, 219, 174 — HSL 76°, 38%, 77% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 21%, 14%.

What colors go with #CFDBAE?

Its complement is #BAAEDB; analogous partners are #DBD0AE and #B8DBAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFDBAE for text?

Black text on #CFDBAE has a contrast ratio of 14.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.