Palettes / Colors / #CEDAB9
#CEDAB9 — Light Dusty Green
#CEDAB9 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 #CEDAB9 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.
#CEDAB9 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 #C5B9DA; it also sits naturally between #DAD6B9 and #BDDAB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CEDAB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 218, 185 |
| HSL | 82°, 31%, 79% |
| HSV | 82°, 15%, 85% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 15%, 15% |
| XYZ | 59.28, 66.77, 55.66 |
| Yxy | 66.77, 0.3262, 0.3674 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.39, -9.81, 14.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.71, -9.27, 12.84 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 85% · Blue 73%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CEDAB9
.text { color: #CEDAB9; }
.background { background-color: #CEDAB9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDAB9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 218, 185); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(82, 31%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDAB9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 218, 185, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDAB9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 218, 185, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEDAB9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDAB9">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CEDAB9
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C5B9DA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.35:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEDAB9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDAB9
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 #CEDAB9: ·
How #CEDAB9 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 #CEDAB9 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 #CEDAB9?
#CEDAB9 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 206, 218, 185). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDAB9?
#CEDAB9 is RGB 206, 218, 185 — HSL 82°, 31%, 79% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 15%, 15%.
What colors go with #CEDAB9?
Its complement is #C5B9DA; analogous partners are #DAD6B9 and #BDDAB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEDAB9 for text?
Black text on #CEDAB9 has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.