Palettes / Colors / #CFDCBA
#CFDCBA — Light Muted Green
#CFDCBA is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CFDCBA 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.
#CFDCBA 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 #C8BBDD; it also sits naturally between #DDD9BB and #BFDDBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFDCBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 220, 186 |
| HSL | 83°, 33%, 80% |
| HSV | 83°, 15%, 86% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 15%, 14% |
| XYZ | 60.19, 68.00, 56.41 |
| Yxy | 68.00, 0.3261, 0.3684 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.00, -10.31, 15.24 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.46, -9.77, 13.16 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 86% · Blue 73%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFDCBA
.text { color: #CFDCBA; }
.background { background-color: #CFDCBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDCBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 220, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(83, 33%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDCBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 220, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDCBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 220, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFDCBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFDCBA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C8BBDD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.60:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFDCBA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFDCBA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CFDCBA: ·
How #CFDCBA 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 #CFDCBA 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 #CFDCBA?
#CFDCBA is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 207, 220, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDCBA?
#CFDCBA is RGB 207, 220, 186 — HSL 83°, 33%, 80% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 15%, 14%.
What colors go with #CFDCBA?
Its complement is #C8BBDD; analogous partners are #DDD9BB and #BFDDBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFDCBA for text?
Black text on #CFDCBA has a contrast ratio of 14.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.