Palettes / Colors / #CEDAC8
#CEDAC8 — Pale Dusty Green
#CEDAC8 is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CEDAC8 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.
#CEDAC8 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 #D4C8DA; it also sits naturally between #D7DAC8 and #C8DACB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CEDAC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 218, 200 |
| HSL | 100°, 20%, 82% |
| HSV | 100°, 8%, 85% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 8%, 15% |
| XYZ | 60.95, 67.43, 64.45 |
| Yxy | 67.43, 0.3161, 0.3497 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.72, -7.29, 7.46 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.12, -6.94, 6.73 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 85% · Blue 78%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CEDAC8
.text { color: #CEDAC8; }
.background { background-color: #CEDAC8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDAC8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 218, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(100, 20%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDAC8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 218, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDAC8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 218, 200, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEDAC8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDAC8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CEDAC8
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Tones of #CEDAC8
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D4C8DA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.49:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEDAC8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDAC8
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 #CEDAC8: ·
How #CEDAC8 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 #CEDAC8 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 #CEDAC8?
#CEDAC8 is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 206, 218, 200). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDAC8?
#CEDAC8 is RGB 206, 218, 200 — HSL 100°, 20%, 82% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 8%, 15%.
What colors go with #CEDAC8?
Its complement is #D4C8DA; analogous partners are #D7DAC8 and #C8DACB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEDAC8 for text?
Black text on #CEDAC8 has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.