Palettes / Colors / #CFDCC6

#CFDCC6 — Pale Dusty Green

#CFDCC6 is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#CFDCC6 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 #D3C6DC; it also sits naturally between #DADCC6 and #C6DCC8. 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 78%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFDCC6

.text { color: #CFDCC6; }
.background { background-color: #CFDCC6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDCC6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 220, 198); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(95, 24%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDCC6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 220, 198, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDCC6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 220, 198, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFDCC6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFDCC6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFDCC6

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3C6DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFDCC6: #000000.

How #CFDCC6 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 #CFDCC6 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

← #CFDCC5  ·  #CFDCC7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFDCC6?

#CFDCC6 is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 207, 220, 198). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDCC6?

#CFDCC6 is RGB 207, 220, 198 — HSL 95°, 24%, 82% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 10%, 14%.

What colors go with #CFDCC6?

Its complement is #D3C6DC; analogous partners are #DADCC6 and #C6DCC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFDCC6 for text?

Black text on #CFDCC6 has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.