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#CFEECC — Pale Muted Green

#CFEECC 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 #CFEECC 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.

#CFEECC 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 #ECCDEE; it also sits naturally between #E1EECD and #CDEEDB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFEECC · RGB 207, 238, 204

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Color values

HEX#CFEECC
RGB207, 238, 204
HSL115°, 50%, 87%
HSV115°, 14%, 93%
CMYK13%, 0%, 14%, 7%
XYZ67.21, 78.77, 68.79
Yxy78.77, 0.3129, 0.3668
CIE-Lab91.13, -16.33, 13.10
Hunter Lab88.75, -15.66, 11.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 93% · Blue 80%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CFEECC

.text { color: #CFEECC; }
.background { background-color: #CFEECC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFEECC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 238, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(115, 50%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFEECC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 238, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFEECC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 238, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFEECC

#B3E4AF#93D98C#76CF6E#59C44F#44B03B#378E2F#2B6F25#1F501B#122E0F#060F05

Tints of #CFEECC

#D4F0D1#D7F1D5#DBF2D9#DEF4DD#E2F5E0#E2F5E0#E6F6E4#E9F7E8#EDF9EC#F1FAF0

Tones of #CFEECC

#D2ECD0#D4EAD2#D6E7D4#D8E5D7#DAE2D9#DCE0DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECCDEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.75:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFEECC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFEECC

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 #CFEECC: ·

How #CFEECC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDDD4Deuteranopia · #DBD8D6Tritanopia · #D1DBDC

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 #CFEECC rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Ruby Breeze
#278614 · #1D3AC5 · #E23956 · #D1F2CD
Palette E67514
#E67514 · #212121 · #06923E · #D3ECCD
Wild Orchard
#178328 · #361FB0 · #D64126 · #CDF0D0
Palette Ffd4b2
#FFD4B2 · #FFF6BD · #CEEDC7 · #86C8BC
Rustic Ruby Mosaic
#A22FAB · #DB7CD3 · #40C436 · #D1EBC8
Radiant Ruby Mosaic
#CCF4CD · #92EC94 · #51DC54 · #135D15

Similar colors

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

#D1F2CD#D3ECCD#CDF0D0#CEEDC7#D1EBC8#CCF4CD#CFF3D1#D0EAC6#D1EDD3#CDF5CA#C8F1CC#CFF6CF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFEECB  ·  #CFEECD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFEECC?

#CFEECC is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 207, 238, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFEECC?

#CFEECC is RGB 207, 238, 204 — HSL 115°, 50%, 87% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #CFEECC?

Its complement is #ECCDEE; analogous partners are #E1EECD and #CDEEDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFEECC for text?

Black text on #CFEECC has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.