Palettes / Colors / #CEDDA0

#CEDDA0 — Light Muted Green

#CEDDA0 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 #CEDDA0 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.

#CEDDA0 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 #B0A1DD; it also sits naturally between #DDCEA1 and #B0DDA1. 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 63%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEDDA0

.text { color: #CEDDA0; }
.background { background-color: #CEDDA0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDDA0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 221, 160); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(75, 47%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDDA0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 221, 160, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDDA0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 221, 160, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEDDA0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDDA0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0A1DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEDDA0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDDA0

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 #CEDDA0 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 #CEDDA0 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

← #CEDD9F  ·  #CEDDA1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDDA0?

#CEDDA0 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 206, 221, 160). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDDA0?

#CEDDA0 is RGB 206, 221, 160 — HSL 75°, 47%, 75% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 28%, 13%.

What colors go with #CEDDA0?

Its complement is #B0A1DD; analogous partners are #DDCEA1 and #B0DDA1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDDA0 for text?

Black text on #CEDDA0 has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.