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#cfdcc7

a light, soft green · neutral · closest name: Honey Dew

RGB
207, 220, 199
HSL
97°, 23%, 82%
CMYK
6, 0, 10, 14
Luminance
0.6858

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cfdcc7 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cfdcc7
Hue
97°
green
Saturation
23%
soft
Lightness
82%
light
Brightness
86%
HSV value
Perceived
84%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6858
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
52/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
14.72:1
Closest name
Honey Dew
ΔE2000 7.9
Where it sits
Hue97° of 360°
Saturation23%
Lightness82%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool52% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#cfdcc7
RGBrgb(207, 220, 199)
HSLhsl(97, 23%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 10%, 14%)
LABlab(86.3 -8.2 8.8)
LCHlch(86.3 12.0 132.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.879 0.032 133.3)
Decimal13622471
Display P3color(display-p3 0.812 0.863 0.780)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cfdcc7;
background-color: #cfdcc7;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cfdcc7] bg-[#cfdcc7]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cfdcc7;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.812, green: 0.863, blue: 0.780)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cfdcc7")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCFDCC7)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(199, 220, 207)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #cfdcc7 · 14.72:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.43:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.72:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cfdcc7 as text scores 1.43:1 on white and 14.72:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cfdcc7 on white: 1.43:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cfdcc7 on black: 14.72:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #DED9C6
deuteranopia · #DCD8C8
tritanopia · #CFDAD6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cfdcc7 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F7F9F6
#EFF2ED
#DCE5D7
#cfdcc7
#A6BE97
#89A975
#74975E
#607E4E
#4D643F
#3A4A30
#242E1E
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F7F9F6Darkest = 950 · #242E1E
:root {
  --brand-50: #F7F9F6;
  --brand-100: #EFF2ED;
  --brand-200: #DCE5D7;
  --brand-300: #cfdcc7;
  --brand-400: #A6BE97;
  --brand-500: #89A975;
  --brand-600: #74975E;
  --brand-700: #607E4E;
  --brand-800: #4D643F;
  --brand-900: #3A4A30;
  --brand-950: #242E1E;
  --brand: #cfdcc7;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cfdcc7

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F7F9F6
Tinted page background
Border#D4E0CD
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#6C8D58
Captions on the surface
Accent#5E4A82
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#3C4E31
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F2F5EF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1B2316
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #cfdcc7

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#D4C7DC
Analogous left#DADCC7
Analogous right#C7DCCA
Split-complement 1#CAC7DC
Split-complement 2#DCC7DA
Triadic 1#C7CFDC
Triadic 2#DCC7CF
Tetradic#C7DADC

RGB percentages

Red81.2%
Green86.3%
Blue78.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan5.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow9.5%
Key (black)13.7%

Color previews

#cfdcc7 text on a black background

contrast 14.72:1

Card sample

#cfdcc7 text on a white background

contrast 1.43:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cfdcc7;
Background color
Panel with #cfdcc7 background
background-color: #cfdcc7;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cfdcc7;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(207, 220, 199, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(207, 220, 199, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cfdcc7;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfdcc7, #C7DCCD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cfdcc7

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#cfdcc7 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#cfdcc7, answered

What color is #cfdcc7?

#cfdcc7 is a light soft green, closest to Honey Dew (ΔE2000 7.9). It sits at 97° on the hue wheel with 23% saturation and 82% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #cfdcc7?

rgb(207, 220, 199) — 207 red, 220 green and 199 blue out of 255, or 81.2% / 86.3% / 78% by channel.

Is #cfdcc7 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6858 and perceived brightness is 84%, so black text on it reaches 14.72:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cfdcc7?

Black. It scores 14.72:1 against #cfdcc7, versus 1.43:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cfdcc7?

#D4C7DC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #CAC7DC and #DCC7DA, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cfdcc7?

For interface work: #F7F9F6 as the surface, #D4E0CD for borders, #6C8D58 for secondary text, #5E4A82 as an accent and #3C4E31 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #DADCC7 and #C7DCCA stays calm, while #D4C7DC is the loudest partner.

What is #cfdcc7 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(6%, 0%, 10%, 14%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #cfdcc7 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 52 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D7DCC7; nudged cooler, #C7DDC6.

Work with #cfdcc7 in the Color Lab