Palettes / Colors / #CEDAB0

#CEDAB0 — Light Muted Green

#CEDAB0 is a green color we call Light Muted 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 #CEDAB0 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.

#CEDAB0 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 #BBAFD9; it also sits naturally between #D9D0AF and #B8D9AF. 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 69%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEDAB0

.text { color: #CEDAB0; }
.background { background-color: #CEDAB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDAB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 218, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(77, 36%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDAB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 218, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDAB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 218, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEDAB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDAB0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBAFD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEDAB0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDAB0

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 #CEDAB0 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 #CEDAB0 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

← #CEDAAF  ·  #CEDAB1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDAB0?

#CEDAB0 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 206, 218, 176). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDAB0?

#CEDAB0 is RGB 206, 218, 176 — HSL 77°, 36%, 77% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 19%, 15%.

What colors go with #CEDAB0?

Its complement is #BBAFD9; analogous partners are #D9D0AF and #B8D9AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDAB0 for text?

Black text on #CEDAB0 has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.