Palettes / Colors / #CFDFC8

#CFDFC8 — Pale Dusty Green

#CFDFC8 is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#CFDFC8 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 #D8C8DF; it also sits naturally between #DADFC8 and #C8DFCD. 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 78%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFDFC8

.text { color: #CFDFC8; }
.background { background-color: #CFDFC8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDFC8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 223, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(102, 26%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDFC8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 223, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDFC8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 223, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFDFC8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFDFC8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D8C8DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFDFC8: #000000.

How #CFDFC8 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 #CFDFC8 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

← #CFDFC7  ·  #CFDFC9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFDFC8?

#CFDFC8 is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 207, 223, 200). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDFC8?

#CFDFC8 is RGB 207, 223, 200 — HSL 102°, 26%, 83% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 10%, 13%.

What colors go with #CFDFC8?

Its complement is #D8C8DF; analogous partners are #DADFC8 and #C8DFCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFDFC8 for text?

Black text on #CFDFC8 has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.