Palettes / Colors / #CFF3CD

#CFF3CD — Pale Green

#CFF3CD is a green color we call Pale 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 #CFF3CD 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.

#CFF3CD 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 #F1CEF3; it also sits naturally between #E2F3CE and #CEF3DF. 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 95% · Blue 80%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFF3CD

.text { color: #CFF3CD; }
.background { background-color: #CFF3CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFF3CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 243, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(117, 61%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFF3CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 243, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFF3CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 243, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFF3CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFF3CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1CEF3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFF3CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFF3CD

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 #CFF3CD 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 #CFF3CD 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

← #CFF3CC  ·  #CFF3CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFF3CD?

#CFF3CD is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 207, 243, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFF3CD?

#CFF3CD is RGB 207, 243, 205 — HSL 117°, 61%, 88% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 16%, 5%.

What colors go with #CFF3CD?

Its complement is #F1CEF3; analogous partners are #E2F3CE and #CEF3DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFF3CD for text?

Black text on #CFF3CD has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.