Palettes / Colors / #CED5AE

#CED5AE — Light Muted Green

#CED5AE is a green color we call Light Muted 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 #CED5AE 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.

#CED5AE is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B5AED5; it also sits naturally between #D5C9AE and #BBD5AE. 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 81% · Green 84% · Blue 68%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CED5AE

.text { color: #CED5AE; }
.background { background-color: #CED5AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED5AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 213, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 32%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED5AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 213, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED5AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 213, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CED5AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED5AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B5AED5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CED5AE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED5AE

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 #CED5AE 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 #CED5AE 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

← #CED5AD  ·  #CED5AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CED5AE?

#CED5AE is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 206, 213, 174). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CED5AE?

#CED5AE is RGB 206, 213, 174 — HSL 71°, 32%, 76% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 18%, 16%.

What colors go with #CED5AE?

Its complement is #B5AED5; analogous partners are #D5C9AE and #BBD5AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CED5AE for text?

Black text on #CED5AE has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.