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#CFDDCE — Pale Dusty Green

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CFDDCE 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.

#CFDDCE 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 #DDCFDE; it also sits naturally between #D7DECF and #CFDED5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFDDCE · RGB 207, 221, 206

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Color values

HEX#CFDDCE
RGB207, 221, 206
HSL116°, 18%, 84%
HSV116°, 7%, 87%
CMYK6%, 0%, 7%, 13%
XYZ62.73, 69.43, 68.49
Yxy69.43, 0.3126, 0.3460
CIE-Lab86.72, -7.43, 5.74
Hunter Lab83.33, -7.11, 5.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 87% · Blue 81%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 13%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CFDDCE

.text { color: #CFDDCE; }
.background { background-color: #CFDDCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDDCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 221, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(116, 18%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDDCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 221, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDDCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 221, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFDDCE

#B8CDB7#A1BC9F#89AB87#729B6F#5F845C#4D6C4B#3C543B#2B3C2A#1A2419#090C08

Tints of #CFDDCE

#D3E0D2#D6E2D5#DCE6DB#DFE8DE#E2EAE1#E4ECE4#E7EEE7#EDF2ED#F0F5F0#F3F7F3

Tones of #CFDDCE

#D1DCD0#D2DCD1#D3DAD2#D3D9D3#D4D8D4#D5D7D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDCFDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.41:1 Fails
Against black text14.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFDDCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFDDCE

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 #CFDDCE: ·

How #CFDDCE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D5D5D2Deuteranopia · #D4D3D3Tritanopia · #D0D4D5

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette 727d73
#727D73 · #AAB99A · #D0DDD0 · #F0F0D7
Palette 7c9473
#7C9473 · #CFDAC8 · #E8EAE6 · #CDD0CB
Palette Cff6cf
#CFF6CF · #CFE5CF · #E5CFE5 · #F6DEF6
Palette Fef5ed
#FEF5ED · #D3E4CD · #ADC2A9 · #99A799
Palette D3e4cd
#D3E4CD · #99A799 · #F2DDC1 · #E2C2B9
Palette 94b49f
#94B49F · #CEE5D0 · #FCF8E8 · #ECB390

Similar colors

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

#D0DDD0#CFDAC8#CFE5CF#D3E4CD#CEE5D0#CCE5CF#D2E3C8#D4E2D4#D4E5CD#D6DAC8#D0D4CA#CFD3CE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFDDCD  ·  #CFDDCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFDDCE?

#CFDDCE is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 207, 221, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDDCE?

#CFDDCE is RGB 207, 221, 206 — HSL 116°, 18%, 84% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 7%, 13%.

What colors go with #CFDDCE?

Its complement is #DDCFDE; analogous partners are #D7DECF and #CFDED5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFDDCE for text?

Black text on #CFDDCE has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.