Palettes / Colors / #CFDEC5
#CFDEC5 — Pale Dusty Green
#CFDEC5 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 #CFDEC5 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.
#CFDEC5 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 #D4C5DD; it also sits naturally between #DBDDC5 and #C5DDC7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFDEC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 222, 197 |
| HSL | 96°, 27%, 82% |
| HSV | 96°, 11%, 87% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 11%, 13% |
| XYZ | 61.93, 69.54, 62.98 |
| Yxy | 69.54, 0.3185, 0.3576 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.77, -9.50, 10.55 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.39, -9.05, 9.40 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 87% · Blue 77%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFDEC5
.text { color: #CFDEC5; }
.background { background-color: #CFDEC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDEC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 222, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(96, 27%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDEC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 222, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDEC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 222, 197, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFDEC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFDEC5">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CFDEC5
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D4C5DD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.91:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFDEC5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFDEC5
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 #CFDEC5: ·
How #CFDEC5 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 #CFDEC5 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 #CFDEC5?
#CFDEC5 is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 207, 222, 197). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDEC5?
#CFDEC5 is RGB 207, 222, 197 — HSL 96°, 27%, 82% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 11%, 13%.
What colors go with #CFDEC5?
Its complement is #D4C5DD; analogous partners are #DBDDC5 and #C5DDC7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFDEC5 for text?
Black text on #CFDEC5 has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.