Palettes / Colors / #CED8A2

#CED8A2 — Light Muted Green

#CED8A2 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

#CED8A2 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 #ABA2D8; it also sits naturally between #D8C7A2 and #B3D8A2. 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 85% · Blue 64%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CED8A2

.text { color: #CED8A2; }
.background { background-color: #CED8A2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED8A2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 216, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 41%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED8A2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 216, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED8A2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 216, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CED8A2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED8A2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABA2D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CED8A2: #000000.

How #CED8A2 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 #CED8A2 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

← #CED8A1  ·  #CED8A3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CED8A2?

#CED8A2 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 206, 216, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CED8A2?

#CED8A2 is RGB 206, 216, 162 — HSL 71°, 41%, 74% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 25%, 15%.

What colors go with #CED8A2?

Its complement is #ABA2D8; analogous partners are #D8C7A2 and #B3D8A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CED8A2 for text?

Black text on #CED8A2 has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.