Palettes / Colors / #CDEEB8
#CDEEB8 — Pale Green
#CDEEB8 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 #CDEEB8 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.
#CDEEB8 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 #DAB9EE; it also sits naturally between #E8EEB9 and #B9EEBF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CDEEB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 205, 238, 184 |
| HSL | 97°, 61%, 83% |
| HSV | 97°, 23%, 93% |
| CMYK | 14%, 0%, 23%, 7% |
| XYZ | 64.40, 77.59, 56.93 |
| Yxy | 77.59, 0.3238, 0.3900 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.59, -20.28, 22.66 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.08, -19.23, 19.26 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 72%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CDEEB8
.text { color: #CDEEB8; }
.background { background-color: #CDEEB8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEEB8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 238, 184); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(97, 61%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEEB8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 238, 184, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEEB8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 238, 184, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CDEEB8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEEB8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CDEEB8
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DAB9EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.52:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CDEEB8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEEB8
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CDEEB8: ·
How #CDEEB8 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
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:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDEEB8 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CDEEB8?
#CDEEB8 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 205, 238, 184). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEEB8?
#CDEEB8 is RGB 205, 238, 184 — HSL 97°, 61%, 83% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 23%, 7%.
What colors go with #CDEEB8?
Its complement is #DAB9EE; analogous partners are #E8EEB9 and #B9EEBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CDEEB8 for text?
Black text on #CDEEB8 has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.