Palettes / Colors / #CEDBC3
#CEDBC3 — Light Dusty Green
#CEDBC3 is a green color we call Light 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 #CEDBC3 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.
#CEDBC3 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 #CFC2DB; it also sits naturally between #DADBC2 and #C2DBC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CEDBC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 219, 195 |
| HSL | 92°, 25%, 81% |
| HSV | 92°, 11%, 86% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 11%, 14% |
| XYZ | 60.64, 67.72, 61.51 |
| Yxy | 67.72, 0.3194, 0.3567 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.87, -8.66, 10.31 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.30, -8.23, 9.15 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 86% · Blue 76%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CEDBC3
.text { color: #CEDBC3; }
.background { background-color: #CEDBC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDBC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 219, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(92, 25%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDBC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 219, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDBC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 219, 195, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEDBC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDBC3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CEDBC3
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Tones of #CEDBC3
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFC2DB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.54:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEDBC3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDBC3
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 #CEDBC3: ·
How #CEDBC3 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 #CEDBC3 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 #CEDBC3?
#CEDBC3 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 206, 219, 195). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDBC3?
#CEDBC3 is RGB 206, 219, 195 — HSL 92°, 25%, 81% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 11%, 14%.
What colors go with #CEDBC3?
Its complement is #CFC2DB; analogous partners are #DADBC2 and #C2DBC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEDBC3 for text?
Black text on #CEDBC3 has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.