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#CCEFC2 — Pale Green

#CCEFC2 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 #CCEFC2 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.

#CCEFC2 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 #E5C3EF; it also sits naturally between #E2EFC3 and #C3EFCF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCEFC2 · RGB 204, 239, 194

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Color values

HEX#CCEFC2
RGB204, 239, 194
HSL107°, 58%, 85%
HSV107°, 19%, 94%
CMYK15%, 0%, 19%, 6%
XYZ65.51, 78.47, 62.73
Yxy78.47, 0.3169, 0.3796
CIE-Lab90.99, -19.52, 18.05
Hunter Lab88.58, -18.57, 15.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 94% · Blue 76%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CCEFC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CCEFC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CCEFC2

.text { color: #CCEFC2; }
.background { background-color: #CCEFC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCEFC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 239, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(107, 58%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCEFC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 239, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCEFC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 239, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCEFC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCEFC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCEFC2

#B1E6A2#96DE82#7BD562#60CD42#4DB530#3E9127#30711E#225115#15300D#071004

Tints of #CCEFC2

#D0F0C7#D3F1CB#D6F2CF#DAF3D3#E1F5DB#E4F6DF#E7F8E3#EBF9E7#EEFAEB#F1FBEF

Tones of #CCEFC2

#CEECC6#D0E8C9#D2E5CC#D3E2CF#D5DFD2#D7DCD6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5C3EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.26:1 Fails
Against black text16.69:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCEFC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCEFC2

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 #CCEFC2: ·

How #CCEFC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDBCDDeuteranopia · #D9D7D0Tritanopia · #CED5D7

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 #CCEFC2 rather than the exact color:

Amber Aurora
#792596 · #A247D2 · #77D656 · #D0EBC3
Palette Ffd4b2
#FFD4B2 · #FFF6BD · #CEEDC7 · #86C8BC
Royal Ruby Dusk
#38C11F · #203BC9 · #C6203A · #D2EFC4
Silent Summit
#C9F0BC · #9FE689 · #73DA52 · #4CCD23
Vivid Breeze
#CDF5C6 · #42D629 · #329121 · #133B0C
Scarlet Ruby Drift
#921EC1 · #D777EA · #6CE13D · #CEF0BB

Similar colors

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

#D0EBC3#CEEDC7#D2EFC4#C9F0BC#CDF5C6#CEF0BB#CEE8C1#D0EAC6#C6EBC5#CBF3BB#CCEABB#D0E8C5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCEFC1  ·  #CCEFC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCEFC2?

#CCEFC2 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 204, 239, 194). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCEFC2?

#CCEFC2 is RGB 204, 239, 194 — HSL 107°, 58%, 85% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 19%, 6%.

What colors go with #CCEFC2?

Its complement is #E5C3EF; analogous partners are #E2EFC3 and #C3EFCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCEFC2 for text?

Black text on #CCEFC2 has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.