Palettes / Colors / #CED4BE
#CED4BE — Light Dusty Green
#CED4BE is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.
#CED4BE 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 #C4BFD4; it also sits naturally between #D4CFBF and #C4D4BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CED4BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 212, 190 |
| HSL | 76°, 20%, 79% |
| HSV | 76°, 10%, 83% |
| CMYK | 3%, 0%, 10%, 17% |
| XYZ | 58.29, 63.93, 57.98 |
| Yxy | 63.93, 0.3235, 0.3548 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.93, -5.91, 10.18 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.95, -5.60, 8.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 83% · Blue 75%
Cyan 3% · 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 #CED4BE
.text { color: #CED4BE; }
.background { background-color: #CED4BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED4BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 212, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 20%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED4BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 212, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED4BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 212, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CED4BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED4BE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C4BFD4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.52:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.79:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CED4BE: #000000.
How #CED4BE 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 #CED4BE 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 #CED4BE?
#CED4BE is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 206, 212, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CED4BE?
#CED4BE is RGB 206, 212, 190 — HSL 76°, 20%, 79% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 10%, 17%.
What colors go with #CED4BE?
Its complement is #C4BFD4; analogous partners are #D4CFBF and #C4D4BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CED4BE for text?
Black text on #CED4BE has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.