Palettes / Colors / #CFDEB6
#CFDEB6 — Light Muted Green
#CFDEB6 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 #CFDEB6 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.
#CFDEB6 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 #C5B5DE; it also sits naturally between #DED9B5 and #BADEB5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFDEB6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 222, 182 |
| HSL | 83°, 38%, 79% |
| HSV | 83°, 18%, 87% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 18%, 13% |
| XYZ | 60.30, 68.89, 54.37 |
| Yxy | 68.89, 0.3285, 0.3753 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.45, -11.96, 17.96 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.00, -11.31, 15.30 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 87% · Blue 71%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFDEB6
.text { color: #CFDEB6; }
.background { background-color: #CFDEB6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDEB6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 222, 182); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(83, 38%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDEB6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 222, 182, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDEB6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 222, 182, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFDEB6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFDEB6">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CFDEB6
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C5B5DE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.78:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFDEB6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFDEB6
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 #CFDEB6: ·
How #CFDEB6 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 #CFDEB6 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 #CFDEB6?
#CFDEB6 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 207, 222, 182). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDEB6?
#CFDEB6 is RGB 207, 222, 182 — HSL 83°, 38%, 79% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 18%, 13%.
What colors go with #CFDEB6?
Its complement is #C5B5DE; analogous partners are #DED9B5 and #BADEB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFDEB6 for text?
Black text on #CFDEB6 has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.