Palettes / Colors / #CED5C8
#CED5C8 — Light Dusty Green
#CED5C8 is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.
#CED5C8 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 #CFC8D5; it also sits naturally between #D4D5C8 and #C8D5C9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CED5C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 213, 200 |
| HSL | 92°, 13%, 81% |
| HSV | 92°, 6%, 84% |
| CMYK | 3%, 0%, 6%, 16% |
| XYZ | 59.67, 64.88, 64.02 |
| Yxy | 64.88, 0.3164, 0.3441 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.42, -4.72, 5.59 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.55, -4.49, 5.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 84% · Blue 78%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 16%
Previews
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CSS code for #CED5C8
.text { color: #CED5C8; }
.background { background-color: #CED5C8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED5C8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 213, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(92, 13%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED5C8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 213, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED5C8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 213, 200, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CED5C8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED5C8">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFC8D5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.50:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CED5C8: #000000.
How #CED5C8 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 #CED5C8 or a close neighbour
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 #CED5C8?
#CED5C8 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 206, 213, 200). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CED5C8?
#CED5C8 is RGB 206, 213, 200 — HSL 92°, 13%, 81% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 6%, 16%.
What colors go with #CED5C8?
Its complement is #CFC8D5; analogous partners are #D4D5C8 and #C8D5C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CED5C8 for text?
Black text on #CED5C8 has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.