Palettes / Colors / #CEDEB8
#CEDEB8 — Light Muted Green
#CEDEB8 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 #CEDEB8 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.
#CEDEB8 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 #C9B9DF; it also sits naturally between #DFDCB9 and #BCDFB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CEDEB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 222, 184 |
| HSL | 85°, 37%, 80% |
| HSV | 85°, 17%, 87% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 17%, 13% |
| XYZ | 60.23, 68.83, 55.46 |
| Yxy | 68.83, 0.3264, 0.3730 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.42, -12.00, 16.86 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.96, -11.34, 14.46 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 87% · Blue 72%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CEDEB8
.text { color: #CEDEB8; }
.background { background-color: #CEDEB8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDEB8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 222, 184); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(85, 37%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDEB8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 222, 184, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDEB8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 222, 184, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEDEB8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDEB8">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C9B9DF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEDEB8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDEB8
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 #CEDEB8: ·
How #CEDEB8 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 #CEDEB8 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 #CEDEB8?
#CEDEB8 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 206, 222, 184). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDEB8?
#CEDEB8 is RGB 206, 222, 184 — HSL 85°, 37%, 80% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 17%, 13%.
What colors go with #CEDEB8?
Its complement is #C9B9DF; analogous partners are #DFDCB9 and #BCDFB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEDEB8 for text?
Black text on #CEDEB8 has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.