Palettes / Colors / #CDEEBD

#CDEEBD — Pale Green

#CDEEBD 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 #CDEEBD 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.

#CDEEBD 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 #DEBEEE; it also sits naturally between #E6EEBE and #BEEEC6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 74%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDEEBD

.text { color: #CDEEBD; }
.background { background-color: #CDEEBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEEBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 238, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(100, 59%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEEBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 238, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEEBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 238, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDEEBD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEBEEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDEEBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEEBD

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:

How #CDEEBD 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 #CDEEBD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEEBC  ·  #CDEEBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEEBD?

#CDEEBD is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 205, 238, 189). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEEBD?

#CDEEBD is RGB 205, 238, 189 — HSL 100°, 59%, 84% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #CDEEBD?

Its complement is #DEBEEE; analogous partners are #E6EEBE and #BEEEC6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEEBD for text?

Black text on #CDEEBD has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.