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#CCEBB2 — Light Green

#CCEBB2 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #CCEBB2 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.

#CCEBB2 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 #D1B2EB; it also sits naturally between #E8EBB2 and #B2EBB5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCEBB2 · RGB 204, 235, 178

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Color values

HEX#CCEBB2
RGB204, 235, 178
HSL93°, 59%, 81%
HSV93°, 24%, 92%
CMYK13%, 0%, 24%, 8%
XYZ62.65, 75.47, 53.38
Yxy75.47, 0.3271, 0.3941
CIE-Lab89.61, -20.09, 24.38
Hunter Lab86.87, -18.96, 20.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 92% · Blue 70%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CCEBB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CCEBB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CCEBB2

.text { color: #CCEBB2; }
.background { background-color: #CCEBB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCEBB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 235, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(93, 59%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCEBB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 235, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCEBB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 235, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCEBB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCEBB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCEBB2

#B6E392#A3DB75#8ED355#78CB34#67AE2D#548E25#416D1C#2E4D14#1D310D#0A1004

Tints of #CCEBB2

#D1EDBA#D4EEBE#D9F0C6#DCF1CA#E1F3D2#E4F5D6#E9F7DF#ECF8E3#F1FAEB#F4FBEF

Tones of #CCEBB2

#CCE7B6#CDE3BA#CDDFBE#CDDBC2#CED7C6#CED2CB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1B2EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.09:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCEBB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCEBB2

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 #CCEBB2: ·

How #CCEBB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9DAC0Deuteranopia · #D8D5C3Tritanopia · #CECBCD

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 #CCEBB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 8e3e63
#8E3E63 · #D2649A · #F6FAB9 · #CAE6B2
Palette Ddffbb
#DDFFBB · #C7E9B0 · #B3C99C · #A4BC92
Dusty Ruby Solace
#AF2234 · #D7782F · #E5E577 · #CEF0B4
Electric Cascade
#5BB81F · #296FDB · #D5246A · #CDEBB9
Honey Mosaic
#602589 · #C266D6 · #67B631 · #C9E4B3
Crimson Ruby Harbor
#6E197A · #E57FE3 · #6FDE60 · #C4EAB5

Similar colors

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

#CAE6B2#C7E9B0#CEF0B4#CDEBB9#C9E4B3#C4EAB5#CDE4AD#CCEABB#D5EAB3#D2F0AD#CBE2B5#D5E7B5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCEBB1  ·  #CCEBB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCEBB2?

#CCEBB2 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 204, 235, 178). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCEBB2?

#CCEBB2 is RGB 204, 235, 178 — HSL 93°, 59%, 81% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 24%, 8%.

What colors go with #CCEBB2?

Its complement is #D1B2EB; analogous partners are #E8EBB2 and #B2EBB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCEBB2 for text?

Black text on #CCEBB2 has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.