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#CDECB3 — Light Green

#CDECB3 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 #CDECB3 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.

#CDECB3 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 #D1B1EC; it also sits naturally between #E9ECB1 and #B1ECB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDECB3 · RGB 205, 236, 179

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Color values

HEX#CDECB3
RGB205, 236, 179
HSL93°, 60%, 81%
HSV93°, 24%, 93%
CMYK13%, 0%, 24%, 7%
XYZ63.31, 76.22, 54.02
Yxy76.22, 0.3271, 0.3938
CIE-Lab89.96, -20.08, 24.36
Hunter Lab87.31, -18.98, 20.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 70%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDECB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDECB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDECB3

.text { color: #CDECB3; }
.background { background-color: #CDECB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDECB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 236, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(93, 60%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDECB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 236, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDECB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 236, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDECB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDECB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDECB3

#B6E391#A3DC74#8DD454#78CC33#67AF2C#548F24#416E1C#2E4E13#1D310C#0A1004

Tints of #CDECB3

#D1EEBA#D4EFBE#D9F1C6#DCF2CA#E1F4D2#E4F5D6#E9F7DE#ECF8E2#F1FAEB#F4FBEF

Tones of #CDECB3

#CCE7B6#CCE3BA#CDDFBE#CDDBC2#CED7C6#CED3CA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1B1EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDECB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDECB3

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 #CDECB3: ·

How #CDECB3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADBC1Deuteranopia · #D9D6C4Tritanopia · #CFCCCE

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 #CDECB3 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Solace
#AF2234 · #D7782F · #E5E577 · #CEF0B4
Electric Cascade
#5BB81F · #296FDB · #D5246A · #CDEBB9
Palette 8e3e63
#8E3E63 · #D2649A · #F6FAB9 · #CAE6B2
Palette Ddffbb
#DDFFBB · #C7E9B0 · #B3C99C · #A4BC92
Smoky Cascade
#C9B2E7 · #ECAFD2 · #F3E4DA · #D5EAB3
Palette F7f7f7
#F7F7F7 · #CCEABB · #3F3F44 · #FDCB9E

Similar colors

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

#CEF0B4#CDEBB9#CAE6B2#C7E9B0#D5EAB3#CCEABB#D2F0AD#C9E4B3#CEF0BB#C4EAB5#D5E7B5#CCF3BA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDECB2  ·  #CDECB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDECB3?

#CDECB3 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 205, 236, 179). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDECB3?

#CDECB3 is RGB 205, 236, 179 — HSL 93°, 60%, 81% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 24%, 7%.

What colors go with #CDECB3?

Its complement is #D1B1EC; analogous partners are #E9ECB1 and #B1ECB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDECB3 for text?

Black text on #CDECB3 has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.