Palettes / Colors / #CED5BA
#CED5BA — Light Dusty Green
#CED5BA 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 #CED5BA 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.
#CED5BA 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 #C1B9D4; it also sits naturally between #D4CEB9 and #C0D4B9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CED5BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 213, 186 |
| HSL | 76°, 24%, 78% |
| HSV | 76°, 13%, 84% |
| CMYK | 3%, 0%, 13%, 16% |
| XYZ | 58.11, 64.26, 55.79 |
| Yxy | 64.26, 0.3262, 0.3607 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.10, -7.09, 12.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.16, -6.70, 10.88 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 84% · Blue 73%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 16%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CED5BA
.text { color: #CED5BA; }
.background { background-color: #CED5BA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED5BA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 213, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 24%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED5BA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 213, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED5BA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 213, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CED5BA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED5BA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C1B9D4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.52:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.85:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CED5BA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED5BA
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 #CED5BA: ·
How #CED5BA 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 #CED5BA 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 #CED5BA?
#CED5BA is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 206, 213, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CED5BA?
#CED5BA is RGB 206, 213, 186 — HSL 76°, 24%, 78% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 13%, 16%.
What colors go with #CED5BA?
Its complement is #C1B9D4; analogous partners are #D4CEB9 and #C0D4B9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CED5BA for text?
Black text on #CED5BA has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.