Palettes / Colors / #CEDD85

#CEDD85 — Light Green

#CEDD85 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #CEDD85 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.

#CEDD85 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9284DC; it also sits naturally between #DCBF84 and #A1DC84. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 87% · Blue 52%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 40% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEDD85

.text { color: #CEDD85; }
.background { background-color: #CEDD85; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDD85; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 221, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 56%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDD85; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 221, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDD85; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 221, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEDD85">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDD85">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9284DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEDD85: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDD85

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:

How #CEDD85 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 #CEDD85 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEDD84  ·  #CEDD86 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDD85?

#CEDD85 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 206, 221, 133). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDD85?

#CEDD85 is RGB 206, 221, 133 — HSL 70°, 56%, 69% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 40%, 13%.

What colors go with #CEDD85?

Its complement is #9284DC; analogous partners are #DCBF84 and #A1DC84. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDD85 for text?

Black text on #CEDD85 has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.