Palettes / Colors / #CEDDB5

#CEDDB5 — Light Muted Green

#CEDDB5 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CEDDB5 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.

#CEDDB5 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 #C5B6DD; it also sits naturally between #DDD9B6 and #BADDB6. 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 71%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEDDB5

.text { color: #CEDDB5; }
.background { background-color: #CEDDB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDDB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 221, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(83, 37%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDDB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 221, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDDB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 221, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEDDB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDDB5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5B6DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEDDB5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDDB5

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 #CEDDB5 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 #CEDDB5 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

← #CEDDB4  ·  #CEDDB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDDB5?

#CEDDB5 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 206, 221, 181). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDDB5?

#CEDDB5 is RGB 206, 221, 181 — HSL 83°, 37%, 79% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 18%, 13%.

What colors go with #CEDDB5?

Its complement is #C5B6DD; analogous partners are #DDD9B6 and #BADDB6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDDB5 for text?

Black text on #CEDDB5 has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.