Palettes / Colors / #CEDDCA
#CEDDCA — Pale Dusty Green
#CEDDCA 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 #CEDDCA 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.
#CEDDCA 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 #D9CADD; it also sits naturally between #D8DDCA and #CADDD0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CEDDCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 221, 202 |
| HSL | 107°, 22%, 83% |
| HSV | 107°, 9%, 87% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 9%, 13% |
| XYZ | 61.97, 69.10, 65.95 |
| Yxy | 69.10, 0.3145, 0.3507 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.55, -8.48, 7.60 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.13, -8.08, 6.88 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 87% · Blue 79%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CEDDCA
.text { color: #CEDDCA; }
.background { background-color: #CEDDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 221, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(107, 22%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 221, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 221, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEDDCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDDCA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CEDDCA
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Tones of #CEDDCA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D9CADD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.82:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEDDCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDDCA
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 #CEDDCA: ·
How #CEDDCA 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 #CEDDCA 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 #CEDDCA?
#CEDDCA is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 206, 221, 202). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDDCA?
#CEDDCA is RGB 206, 221, 202 — HSL 107°, 22%, 83% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 9%, 13%.
What colors go with #CEDDCA?
Its complement is #D9CADD; analogous partners are #D8DDCA and #CADDD0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEDDCA for text?
Black text on #CEDDCA has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.