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#CFEFCB — Pale Muted Green

#CFEFCB 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 #CFEFCB 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.

#CFEFCB 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 #EBCCEF; it also sits naturally between #E2EFCC and #CCEFDA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFEFCB · RGB 207, 239, 203

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Color values

HEX#CFEFCB
RGB207, 239, 203
HSL113°, 53%, 87%
HSV113°, 15%, 94%
CMYK13%, 0%, 15%, 6%
XYZ67.38, 79.31, 68.26
Yxy79.31, 0.3135, 0.3690
CIE-Lab91.37, -17.00, 13.96
Hunter Lab89.06, -16.30, 12.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 94% · Blue 80%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CFEFCB

.text { color: #CFEFCB; }
.background { background-color: #CFEFCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFEFCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 239, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(113, 53%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFEFCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 239, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFEFCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 239, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFEFCB

#B4E6AD#93DB8A#77D16B#5AC84C#46B337#38902C#2C7123#205219#122F0E#061005

Tints of #CFEFCB

#D4F1D0#D8F2D4#DBF3D8#DFF4DC#E2F5E0#E2F5E0#E6F7E4#E9F8E8#EDF9EB#F1FAEF

Tones of #CFEFCB

#D2EDCF#D4EAD1#D6E8D4#D8E5D6#DAE3D9#DCE1DB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBCCEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.86:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFEFCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFEFCB

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 #CFEFCB: ·

How #CFEFCB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DDDDD4Deuteranopia · #DBD9D6Tritanopia · #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 #CFEFCB rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Ruby Breeze
#278614 · #1D3AC5 · #E23956 · #D1F2CD
Palette Ffd4b2
#FFD4B2 · #FFF6BD · #CEEDC7 · #86C8BC
Rustic Ruby Mosaic
#A22FAB · #DB7CD3 · #40C436 · #D1EBC8
Palette E67514
#E67514 · #212121 · #06923E · #D3ECCD
Wild Orchard
#178328 · #361FB0 · #D64126 · #CDF0D0
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#CEEDC7#D1EBC8#D3ECCD#CDF0D0#CCF4CD#CDF5CA#D0EAC6#CFF3D1#C8F1CC#D1F6C9#D2EFC4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFEFCA  ·  #CFEFCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFEFCB?

#CFEFCB is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 207, 239, 203). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFEFCB?

#CFEFCB is RGB 207, 239, 203 — HSL 113°, 53%, 87% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 15%, 6%.

What colors go with #CFEFCB?

Its complement is #EBCCEF; analogous partners are #E2EFCC and #CCEFDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFEFCB for text?

Black text on #CFEFCB has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.