Palettes / Colors / #CFDFBB

#CFDFBB — Light Muted Green

#CFDFBB 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 #CFDFBB 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.

#CFDFBB 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 #CABADE; it also sits naturally between #DEDDBA and #BBDEBA. 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 87% · Blue 73%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFDFBB

.text { color: #CFDFBB; }
.background { background-color: #CFDFBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDFBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 223, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(87, 36%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDFBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 223, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDFBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 223, 187, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CABADE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFDFBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFDFBB

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:

How #CFDFBB 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 #CFDFBB 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

← #CFDFBA  ·  #CFDFBC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFDFBB?

#CFDFBB is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 207, 223, 187). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDFBB?

#CFDFBB is RGB 207, 223, 187 — HSL 87°, 36%, 80% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 16%, 13%.

What colors go with #CFDFBB?

Its complement is #CABADE; analogous partners are #DEDDBA and #BBDEBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFDFBB for text?

Black text on #CFDFBB has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.