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#CDEEB2 — Pale Green

#CDEEB2 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 #CDEEB2 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.

#CDEEB2 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 #D4B4EE; it also sits naturally between #ECEEB4 and #B4EEB7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDEEB2 · RGB 205, 238, 178

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Color values

HEX#CDEEB2
RGB205, 238, 178
HSL93°, 64%, 82%
HSV93°, 25%, 93%
CMYK14%, 0%, 25%, 7%
XYZ63.79, 77.34, 53.69
Yxy77.34, 0.3274, 0.3970
CIE-Lab90.48, -21.20, 25.58
Hunter Lab87.94, -20.05, 21.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 70%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDEEB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDEEB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDEEB2

.text { color: #CDEEB2; }
.background { background-color: #CDEEB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEEB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 238, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(93, 64%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEEB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 238, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEEB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 238, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDEEB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEEB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDEEB2

#B8E792#A3E071#90D954#7AD232#67B427#549220#407119#305412#1D320B#0A1104

Tints of #CDEEB2

#D1EFB8#D6F1C0#D9F2C4#DEF4CD#E1F5D1#E4F6D5#E9F8DE#ECF9E2#F1FAEA#F4FBEE

Tones of #CDEEB2

#CFEAB8#CFE6BC#CFE2C0#D0DDC5#D0D9C9#D1D5CD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4B4EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.47:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDEEB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEEB2

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 #CDEEB2: ·

How #CDEEB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDCC1Deuteranopia · #D9D7C4Tritanopia · #CFCCCF

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 #CDEEB2 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Solace
#AF2234 · #D7782F · #E5E577 · #CEF0B4
Smoky Ruby Mosaic
#4C1084 · #966EED · #7ADE1B · #D2F0AD
Electric Cascade
#5BB81F · #296FDB · #D5246A · #CDEBB9
Palette Ddffbb
#DDFFBB · #C7E9B0 · #B3C99C · #A4BC92
Palette 8e3e63
#8E3E63 · #D2649A · #F6FAB9 · #CAE6B2
Smoky Cascade
#C9B2E7 · #ECAFD2 · #F3E4DA · #D5EAB3

Similar colors

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

#CEF0B4#D2F0AD#CDEBB9#C7E9B0#CAE6B2#D5EAB3#CEF0BB#CCF3BA#CCEABB#C4EAB5#CBF3BB#C3F2B3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEEB1  ·  #CDEEB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEEB2?

#CDEEB2 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 205, 238, 178). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEEB2?

#CDEEB2 is RGB 205, 238, 178 — HSL 93°, 64%, 82% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 25%, 7%.

What colors go with #CDEEB2?

Its complement is #D4B4EE; analogous partners are #ECEEB4 and #B4EEB7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEEB2 for text?

Black text on #CDEEB2 has a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.