Palettes / Colors / #CED3BD
#CED3BD — Light Dusty Green
#CED3BD is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CED3BD 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.
#CED3BD 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 #C1BCD2; it also sits naturally between #D2CCBC and #C2D2BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CED3BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 211, 189 |
| HSL | 74°, 20%, 78% |
| HSV | 74°, 10%, 83% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 10%, 17% |
| XYZ | 57.93, 63.38, 57.33 |
| Yxy | 63.38, 0.3243, 0.3548 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.64, -5.57, 10.31 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.61, -5.27, 9.04 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 83% · Blue 74%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 17%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CED3BD
.text { color: #CED3BD; }
.background { background-color: #CED3BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED3BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 211, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 20%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED3BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 211, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED3BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 211, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CED3BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED3BD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CED3BD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C1BCD2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.54:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.68:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CED3BD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED3BD
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 #CED3BD: ·
How #CED3BD 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 #CED3BD 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 #CED3BD?
#CED3BD is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 206, 211, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CED3BD?
#CED3BD is RGB 206, 211, 189 — HSL 74°, 20%, 78% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 10%, 17%.
What colors go with #CED3BD?
Its complement is #C1BCD2; analogous partners are #D2CCBC and #C2D2BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CED3BD for text?
Black text on #CED3BD has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.