Palettes / Colors / #CEDF76

#CEDF76 — Light Green

#CEDF76 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #CEDF76 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.

#CEDF76 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8877DF; it also sits naturally between #DFBC77 and #99DF77. 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 46%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 47% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEDF76

.text { color: #CEDF76; }
.background { background-color: #CEDF76; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDF76; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 223, 118); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 62%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDF76; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 223, 118, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDF76; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 223, 118, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEDF76">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDF76">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8877DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEDF76: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDF76

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 #CEDF76 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 #CEDF76 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

← #CEDF75  ·  #CEDF77 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDF76?

#CEDF76 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 206, 223, 118). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDF76?

#CEDF76 is RGB 206, 223, 118 — HSL 70°, 62%, 67% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 47%, 13%.

What colors go with #CEDF76?

Its complement is #8877DF; analogous partners are #DFBC77 and #99DF77. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDF76 for text?

Black text on #CEDF76 has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.