Palettes / Colors / #CED5BD
#CED5BD — Light Dusty Green
#CED5BD 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 #CED5BD 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.
#CED5BD 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 #C5BED5; it also sits naturally between #D5D1BE and #C2D5BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CED5BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 213, 189 |
| HSL | 78°, 22%, 79% |
| HSV | 78°, 11%, 84% |
| CMYK | 3%, 0%, 11%, 16% |
| XYZ | 58.43, 64.38, 57.49 |
| Yxy | 64.38, 0.3241, 0.3571 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.17, -6.60, 11.05 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.24, -6.24, 9.68 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 84% · Blue 74%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 16%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CED5BD
.text { color: #CED5BD; }
.background { background-color: #CED5BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED5BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 213, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(78, 22%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED5BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 213, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED5BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 213, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CED5BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED5BD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C5BED5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.51:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.88:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CED5BD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED5BD
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 #CED5BD: ·
How #CED5BD 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 #CED5BD 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 #CED5BD?
#CED5BD is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 206, 213, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CED5BD?
#CED5BD is RGB 206, 213, 189 — HSL 78°, 22%, 79% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 11%, 16%.
What colors go with #CED5BD?
Its complement is #C5BED5; analogous partners are #D5D1BE and #C2D5BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CED5BD for text?
Black text on #CED5BD has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.