Palettes / Colors / #CEDCD4
#CEDCD4 — Pale Dusty Green
#CEDCD4 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 #CEDCD4 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.
#CEDCD4 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 #DDCFD7; it also sits naturally between #D0DDCF and #CFDDDC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CEDCD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 220, 212 |
| HSL | 146°, 17%, 84% |
| HSV | 146°, 6%, 86% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 4%, 14% |
| XYZ | 62.93, 69.06, 72.30 |
| Yxy | 69.06, 0.3080, 0.3381 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.53, -6.17, 2.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.10, -5.91, 2.15 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 86% · Blue 83%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CEDCD4
.text { color: #CEDCD4; }
.background { background-color: #CEDCD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDCD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 220, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(146, 17%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDCD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 220, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDCD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 220, 212, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEDCD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDCD4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CEDCD4
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Tones of #CEDCD4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DDCFD7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.81:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEDCD4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDCD4
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 #CEDCD4: ·
How #CEDCD4 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 #CEDCD4 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 #CEDCD4?
#CEDCD4 is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 206, 220, 212). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDCD4?
#CEDCD4 is RGB 206, 220, 212 — HSL 146°, 17%, 84% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 4%, 14%.
What colors go with #CEDCD4?
Its complement is #DDCFD7; analogous partners are #D0DDCF and #CFDDDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEDCD4 for text?
Black text on #CEDCD4 has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.