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#CEDECD — Pale Dusty Green

#CEDECD 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 #CEDECD 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.

#CEDECD 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 #DDCEDE; it also sits naturally between #D7DECE and #CEDED5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEDECD · RGB 206, 222, 205

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Color values

HEX#CEDECD
RGB206, 222, 205
HSL116°, 20%, 84%
HSV116°, 8%, 87%
CMYK7%, 0%, 8%, 13%
XYZ62.59, 69.77, 67.93
Yxy69.77, 0.3125, 0.3484
CIE-Lab86.88, -8.46, 6.50
Hunter Lab83.53, -8.08, 5.93

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 87% · Blue 80%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CEDECD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CEDECD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CEDECD

.text { color: #CEDECD; }
.background { background-color: #CEDECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 222, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(116, 20%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 222, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 222, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEDECD

#B7CEB6#9FBE9D#87AD85#6F9D6C#5D875A#4C6E49#3B5639#2A3D29#192518#080C08

Tints of #CEDECD

#D2E0D1#D5E2D4#DBE7DA#DEE9DD#E1EBE0#E4EDE3#E7EFE7#EDF3ED#F0F5F0#F3F7F3

Tones of #CEDECD

#D0DDCF#D1DCD0#D2DBD2#D3DAD3#D4D9D4#D5D7D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDCEDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.40:1 Fails
Against black text14.95:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEDECD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDECD

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CEDECD: ·

How #CEDECD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D5D5D1Deuteranopia · #D4D3D2Tritanopia · #CFD4D5

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CEDECD rather than the exact color:

Palette 727d73
#727D73 · #AAB99A · #D0DDD0 · #F0F0D7
Palette 7c9473
#7C9473 · #CFDAC8 · #E8EAE6 · #CDD0CB
Palette Cff6cf
#CFF6CF · #CFE5CF · #E5CFE5 · #F6DEF6
Palette F6b1ce
#F6B1CE · #1581BF · #3DB6B1 · #CCE5CF
Palette 94b49f
#94B49F · #CEE5D0 · #FCF8E8 · #ECB390
Palette Cee5d0
#CEE5D0 · #F3F0D7 · #FED2AA · #FFBF86

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D0DDD0#CFDAC8#CFE5CF#CCE5CF#CEE5D0#D3E4CD#D2E3C8#D4E5CD#D4E2D4#D6DAC8#D1D8C5#C8E3D4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEDECC  ·  #CEDECE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDECD?

#CEDECD is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 206, 222, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDECD?

#CEDECD is RGB 206, 222, 205 — HSL 116°, 20%, 84% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #CEDECD?

Its complement is #DDCEDE; analogous partners are #D7DECE and #CEDED5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDECD for text?

Black text on #CEDECD has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.