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#CFEBC2 — Pale Muted Green

#CFEBC2 is a green color we call Pale Muted 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 #CFEBC2 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.

#CFEBC2 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 #DEC1EB; it also sits naturally between #E3EBC1 and #C1EBC9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFEBC2 · RGB 207, 235, 194

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Color values

HEX#CFEBC2
RGB207, 235, 194
HSL101°, 51%, 84%
HSV101°, 17%, 92%
CMYK12%, 0%, 17%, 8%
XYZ65.18, 76.58, 62.38
Yxy76.58, 0.3193, 0.3751
CIE-Lab90.13, -16.52, 16.86
Hunter Lab87.51, -15.76, 14.77

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 92% · Blue 76%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CFEBC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFEBC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFEBC2

.text { color: #CFEBC2; }
.background { background-color: #CFEBC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFEBC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 235, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(101, 51%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFEBC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 235, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFEBC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 235, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFEBC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFEBC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFEBC2

#B6E1A3#9ED784#86CD65#6EC346#5BA937#4B8B2D#3A6C23#294D19#192E0F#080F05

Tints of #CFEBC2

#D2ECC5#D5EEC9#DBF0D1#DEF1D5#E1F3D8#E4F4DC#E7F5E0#EDF8E8#F0F9EC#F3FAF0

Tones of #CFEBC2

#D0E8C4#D1E5C8#D2E2CA#D3DFCD#D4DCD0#D5D9D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEC1EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.32:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFEBC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFEBC2

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 #CFEBC2: ·

How #CFEBC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDBCCDeuteranopia · #DAD7CETritanopia · #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 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CFEBC2 rather than the exact color:

Amber Aurora
#792596 · #A247D2 · #77D656 · #D0EBC3
Tranquil Horizon
#328120 · #4963D2 · #CA324E · #CEE8C1
Velvet Ruby Dusk
#48A929 · #2F53C3 · #D55272 · #D0EAC6
Palette A6aebf
#A6AEBF · #C5D3E8 · #D0E8C5 · #FFF8DE
Royal Ruby Dusk
#38C11F · #203BC9 · #C6203A · #D2EFC4
Palette Ffd4b2
#FFD4B2 · #FFF6BD · #CEEDC7 · #86C8BC

Similar colors

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

#D0EBC3#CEE8C1#D0EAC6#D0E8C5#D2EFC4#CEEDC7#D5ECC2#D1EBC8#D4E7C5#CCEABB#D5F0C1#CEE3C3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFEBC1  ·  #CFEBC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFEBC2?

#CFEBC2 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 207, 235, 194). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFEBC2?

#CFEBC2 is RGB 207, 235, 194 — HSL 101°, 51%, 84% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 17%, 8%.

What colors go with #CFEBC2?

Its complement is #DEC1EB; analogous partners are #E3EBC1 and #C1EBC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFEBC2 for text?

Black text on #CFEBC2 has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.