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#CDEBBA — Pale Green

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

#CDEBBA 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 #D9BCEB; it also sits naturally between #E6EBBC and #BCEBC1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDEBBA · RGB 205, 235, 186

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Color values

HEX#CDEBBA
RGB205, 235, 186
HSL97°, 55%, 83%
HSV97°, 21%, 92%
CMYK13%, 0%, 21%, 8%
XYZ63.75, 75.94, 57.75
Yxy75.94, 0.3229, 0.3846
CIE-Lab89.83, -18.50, 20.57
Hunter Lab87.14, -17.55, 17.62

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 92% · Blue 73%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CDEBBA

.text { color: #CDEBBA; }
.background { background-color: #CDEBBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEBBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 235, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(97, 55%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEBBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 235, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEBBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 235, 186, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDEBBA

#B7E29C#A0D97D#89D05D#72C73D#62AE32#508E29#3E6F20#2C4F17#1B2F0E#091005

Tints of #CDEBBA

#D1EDC0#D7EFC8#DAF0CC#DCF1D0#E2F4D7#E5F5DB#E8F6DF#EBF7E3#F1F9EB#F3FAEF

Tones of #CDEBBA

#CFE8BF#D0E5C3#D1E1C6#D1DEC9#D2DBCD#D3D7D0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9BCEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.19:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDEBBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEBBA

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 #CDEBBA: ·

How #CDEBBA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADAC6Deuteranopia · #D8D6C9Tritanopia · #CFCFD1

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 #CDEBBA rather than the exact color:

Electric Cascade
#5BB81F · #296FDB · #D5246A · #CDEBB9
Palette F7f7f7
#F7F7F7 · #CCEABB · #3F3F44 · #FDCB9E
Scarlet Ruby Drift
#921EC1 · #D777EA · #6CE13D · #CEF0BB
Palette 84b179
#84B179 · #A2CB8B · #C7EABB · #E8F5BD
Silent Summit
#C9F0BC · #9FE689 · #73DA52 · #4CCD23
Tranquil Horizon
#328120 · #4963D2 · #CA324E · #CEE8C1

Similar colors

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

#CDEBB9#CCEABB#CEF0BB#C7EABB#C9F0BC#CEE8C1#CEF0B4#CCF3BA#CBF3BB#D5EEBB#D0EBC3#CAE6B2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEBB9  ·  #CDEBBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEBBA?

#CDEBBA is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 205, 235, 186). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEBBA?

#CDEBBA is RGB 205, 235, 186 — HSL 97°, 55%, 83% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 21%, 8%.

What colors go with #CDEBBA?

Its complement is #D9BCEB; analogous partners are #E6EBBC and #BCEBC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEBBA for text?

Black text on #CDEBBA has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.