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#CFDCA2 — Light Muted Green

#CFDCA2 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 #CFDCA2 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.

#CFDCA2 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 #AFA3DC; it also sits naturally between #DCCCA3 and #B3DCA3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFDCA2 · RGB 207, 220, 162

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Color values

HEX#CFDCA2
RGB207, 220, 162
HSL73°, 45%, 75%
HSV73°, 26%, 86%
CMYK6%, 0%, 26%, 14%
XYZ57.85, 67.06, 44.08
Yxy67.06, 0.3423, 0.3968
CIE-Lab85.53, -13.92, 27.11
Hunter Lab81.89, -13.05, 21.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 86% · Blue 64%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CFDCA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFDCA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFDCA2

.text { color: #CFDCA2; }
.background { background-color: #CFDCA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDCA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 220, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 45%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDCA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 220, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDCA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 220, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFDCA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFDCA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFDCA2

#C2D289#B5C86F#A8BE55#96AE42#809438#66762D#505C23#3A4319#23290F#0D0F06

Tints of #CFDCA2

#D3DFAA#D7E2B1#DBE4B9#DFE7C0#E4EBCB#E8EED3#ECF1DA#F0F4E1#F4F7E9#F7F9F0

Tones of #CFDCA2

#CDD8A6#CBD4AB#C9D0AF#C6CBB3#C4C8B7#C1C3BB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFA3DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFDCA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFDCA2

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 #CFDCA2: ·

How #CFDCA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D5D5B0Deuteranopia · #D4D3B3Tritanopia · #D0BBBE

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 #CFDCA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette A1d6b2
#A1D6B2 · #CEDF9F · #F1F3C2 · #E8B86D
Royal Monsoon
#CBE0A3 · #A7D354 · #87B03B · #6D9424
Palette Ccd6a6
#CCD6A6 · #DAE2B6 · #F4EAD5 · #FFFBE9
Palette Ccd6a6
#CCD6A6 · #DAE2B6 · #DFE8CC · #F7EDDB
Palette 11224e
#11224E · #F87B1B · #CBD99B · #EEEEEE
Palette Ffc5c5
#FFC5C5 · #FFEBD8 · #C7DCA7 · #89B9AD

Similar colors

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

#CEDF9F#CBE0A3#CCD6A6#CBD99B#C7DCA7#C7DB9C#CBD2A4#D0DD97#CCE0AC#C5D89D#CADCAE#CEE397

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFDCA1  ·  #CFDCA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFDCA2?

#CFDCA2 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 207, 220, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDCA2?

#CFDCA2 is RGB 207, 220, 162 — HSL 73°, 45%, 75% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 26%, 14%.

What colors go with #CFDCA2?

Its complement is #AFA3DC; analogous partners are #DCCCA3 and #B3DCA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFDCA2 for text?

Black text on #CFDCA2 has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.