Palettes / Colors / #CEDAA8

#CEDAA8 — Light Muted Green

#CEDAA8 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #CEDAA8 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.

#CEDAA8 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 #B5A9DA; it also sits naturally between #DACDA9 and #B6DAA9. 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 66%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEDAA8

.text { color: #CEDAA8; }
.background { background-color: #CEDAA8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDAA8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 218, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 40%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDAA8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 218, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDAA8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 218, 168, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEDAA8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDAA8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B5A9DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEDAA8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDAA8

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 #CEDAA8 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 #CEDAA8 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

← #CEDAA7  ·  #CEDAA9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDAA8?

#CEDAA8 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 206, 218, 168). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDAA8?

#CEDAA8 is RGB 206, 218, 168 — HSL 74°, 40%, 76% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 23%, 15%.

What colors go with #CEDAA8?

Its complement is #B5A9DA; analogous partners are #DACDA9 and #B6DAA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDAA8 for text?

Black text on #CEDAA8 has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.