Palettes / Colors / #CEDEB0

#CEDEB0 — Light Muted Green

#CEDEB0 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 #CEDEB0 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.

#CEDEB0 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 #C0B0DE; it also sits naturally between #DED7B0 and #B7DEB0. 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 69%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEDEB0

.text { color: #CEDEB0; }
.background { background-color: #CEDEB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDEB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 222, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 41%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDEB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 222, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDEB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 222, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEDEB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDEB0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0B0DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEDEB0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDEB0

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 #CEDEB0 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 #CEDEB0 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

← #CEDEAF  ·  #CEDEB1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDEB0?

#CEDEB0 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 206, 222, 176). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDEB0?

#CEDEB0 is RGB 206, 222, 176 — HSL 81°, 41%, 78% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 21%, 13%.

What colors go with #CEDEB0?

Its complement is #C0B0DE; analogous partners are #DED7B0 and #B7DEB0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDEB0 for text?

Black text on #CEDEB0 has a contrast ratio of 14.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.