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#CEDCCE — Pale Dusty Green

#CEDCCE 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 #CEDCCE 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.

#CEDCCE 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 #DDCFDD; it also sits naturally between #D6DDCF and #CFDDD6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEDCCE · RGB 206, 220, 206

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Color values

HEX#CEDCCE
RGB206, 220, 206
HSL120°, 17%, 84%
HSV120°, 6%, 86%
CMYK6%, 0%, 6%, 14%
XYZ62.19, 68.76, 68.39
Yxy68.76, 0.3120, 0.3450
CIE-Lab86.39, -7.26, 5.25
Hunter Lab82.92, -6.93, 4.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 86% · Blue 81%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CEDCCE

.text { color: #CEDCCE; }
.background { background-color: #CEDCCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDCCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 220, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 17%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDCCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 220, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDCCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 220, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEDCCE

#B7CCB7#A0BBA0#88AA88#709970#5D835D#4C6B4C#3B543B#2A3C2A#192419#080C08

Tints of #CEDCCE

#D2DFD2#D5E1D5#DBE6DB#DEE8DE#E1EAE1#E4ECE4#E7EEE7#EDF2ED#F0F4F0#F3F7F3

Tones of #CEDCCE

#D0DCD0#D1DBD1#D2DAD2#D3D9D3#D4D8D4#D5D7D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDCFDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.42:1 Fails
Against black text14.75:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEDCCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDCCE

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 #CEDCCE: ·

How #CEDCCE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D4D4D1Deuteranopia · #D3D2D2Tritanopia · #CFD4D5

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette 727d73
#727D73 · #AAB99A · #D0DDD0 · #F0F0D7
Palette 7c9473
#7C9473 · #CFDAC8 · #E8EAE6 · #CDD0CB
Palette 34626c
#34626C · #839B97 · #CFD3CE · #C6B497
Palette Cff6cf
#CFF6CF · #CFE5CF · #E5CFE5 · #F6DEF6
Palette A7d397
#A7D397 · #F5EEC8 · #D0D4CA · #555843
Palette 94b49f
#94B49F · #CEE5D0 · #FCF8E8 · #ECB390

Similar colors

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

#D0DDD0#CFDAC8#CFD3CE#CFE5CF#D0D4CA#CEE5D0#CCE5CF#D3E4CD#CCD3CA#D2E3C8#D6DAC8#D1D8C5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEDCCD  ·  #CEDCCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDCCE?

#CEDCCE is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 206, 220, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDCCE?

#CEDCCE is RGB 206, 220, 206 — HSL 120°, 17%, 84% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 6%, 14%.

What colors go with #CEDCCE?

Its complement is #DDCFDD; analogous partners are #D6DDCF and #CFDDD6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDCCE for text?

Black text on #CEDCCE has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.