Palettes / Colors / #CEDF97

#CEDF97 — Light Muted Green

#CEDF97 is a green color we call Light Muted 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 #CEDF97 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.

#CEDF97 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A796DF; it also sits naturally between #DFCB96 and #A9DF96. 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 59%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEDF97

.text { color: #CEDF97; }
.background { background-color: #CEDF97; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDF97; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 223, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 53%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDF97; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 223, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDF97; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 223, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEDF97">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDF97">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A796DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEDF97: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDF97

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 #CEDF97 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 #CEDF97 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

← #CEDF96  ·  #CEDF98 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDF97?

#CEDF97 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 206, 223, 151). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDF97?

#CEDF97 is RGB 206, 223, 151 — HSL 74°, 53%, 73% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 32%, 13%.

What colors go with #CEDF97?

Its complement is #A796DF; analogous partners are #DFCB96 and #A9DF96. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDF97 for text?

Black text on #CEDF97 has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.