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#CEDCB0 — Light Muted Green

#CEDCB0 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 #CEDCB0 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.

#CEDCB0 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 #BFB1DD; it also sits naturally between #DDD5B1 and #B9DDB1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEDCB0 · RGB 206, 220, 176

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Color values

HEX#CEDCB0
RGB206, 220, 176
HSL79°, 39%, 78%
HSV79°, 20%, 86%
CMYK6%, 0%, 20%, 14%
XYZ58.88, 67.44, 50.99
Yxy67.44, 0.3321, 0.3804
CIE-Lab85.73, -12.24, 20.08
Hunter Lab82.12, -11.52, 16.83

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 86% · Blue 69%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CEDCB0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CEDCB0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CEDCB0

.text { color: #CEDCB0; }
.background { background-color: #CEDCB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDCB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 220, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(79, 39%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDCB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 220, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDCB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 220, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEDCB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDCB0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CEDCB0

#C0D298#AEC57C#9FBB63#8CAA4B#789140#637935#4C5C28#37431E#202711#0C0E06

Tints of #CEDCB0

#D3E0B8#D8E3BF#DAE5C3#DEE8CA#E3EBD1#E7EED8#EBF1DF#EEF3E3#F2F6EA#F6F9F1

Tones of #CEDCB0

#CED9B4#CDD7B7#CBD3BB#CAD0BD#C9CDC1#C8CAC4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFB1DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.45:1 Fails
Against black text14.49:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEDCB0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDCB0

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CEDCB0: ·

How #CEDCB0 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D4D4BBDeuteranopia · #D3D2BDTritanopia · #CFC3C5

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CEDCB0 rather than the exact color:

Palette Cadcae
#CADCAE · #E1E9C9 · #EDA35A · #FEE8D9
Palette F6ffde
#F6FFDE · #E3F2C1 · #C9DBB2 · #AAC8A7
Palette Ff8a8a
#FF8A8A · #F4DEB3 · #F0EAAC · #CCE0AC
Palette F1f3e0
#F1F3E0 · #D2DCB6 · #A1BC98 · #778873
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E9EDC9 · #FEFAE0 · #FAEDCD
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E0E5B6 · #FAEDCE · #FEFAE0

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CADCAE#C9DBB2#CCE0AC#D2DCB6#CCD5AE#D5DFB3#CBE2B5#CDE4AD#C9D8B6#C9E4B3#CAE6B2#C4D7B2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEDCAF  ·  #CEDCB1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDCB0?

#CEDCB0 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 206, 220, 176). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDCB0?

#CEDCB0 is RGB 206, 220, 176 — HSL 79°, 39%, 78% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 20%, 14%.

What colors go with #CEDCB0?

Its complement is #BFB1DD; analogous partners are #DDD5B1 and #B9DDB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDCB0 for text?

Black text on #CEDCB0 has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.