Palettes / Colors / #CFEFCA

#CFEFCA — Pale Muted Green

#CFEFCA 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 #CFEFCA 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.

#CFEFCA 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 #E9C8EF; it also sits naturally between #E0EFC8 and #C8EFD6. 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 94% · Blue 79%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFEFCA

.text { color: #CFEFCA; }
.background { background-color: #CFEFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFEFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 239, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(112, 54%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFEFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 239, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFEFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 239, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E9C8EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFEFCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFEFCA

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 #CFEFCA 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 #CFEFCA 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

← #CFEFC9  ·  #CFEFCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFEFCA?

#CFEFCA is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 207, 239, 202). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFEFCA?

#CFEFCA is RGB 207, 239, 202 — HSL 112°, 54%, 86% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 15%, 6%.

What colors go with #CFEFCA?

Its complement is #E9C8EF; analogous partners are #E0EFC8 and #C8EFD6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFEFCA for text?

Black text on #CFEFCA has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.