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#CEDFB0 — Light Muted Green

#CEDFB0 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 #CEDFB0 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.

#CEDFB0 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 #C1AFDE; it also sits naturally between #DED8AF and #B6DEAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEDFB0 · RGB 206, 223, 176

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Color values

HEX#CEDFB0
RGB206, 223, 176
HSL82°, 42%, 78%
HSV82°, 21%, 87%
CMYK8%, 0%, 21%, 13%
XYZ59.68, 69.03, 51.25
Yxy69.03, 0.3316, 0.3836
CIE-Lab86.52, -13.75, 21.18
Hunter Lab83.09, -12.95, 17.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 87% · Blue 69%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CEDFB0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CEDFB0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CEDFB0

.text { color: #CEDFB0; }
.background { background-color: #CEDFB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDFB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 223, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(82, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDFB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 223, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDFB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 223, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEDFB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDFB0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CEDFB0

#BDD496#ABC879#9BBE60#88AE47#74943D#607B32#4A5E26#36451C#1F2810#0B0E06

Tints of #CEDFB0

#D2E1B7#D6E4BE#D9E6C1#DDE9C9#E2ECD0#E6EFD7#EBF2DE#EDF3E2#F1F6E9#F6F9F1

Tones of #CEDFB0

#CCDBB3#CBD8B6#CAD4B9#CAD1BD#C9CEC0#C8CAC4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1AFDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.42:1 Fails
Against black text14.81:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEDFB0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDFB0

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 #CEDFB0: ·

How #CEDFB0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D5D6BBDeuteranopia · #D4D3BETritanopia · #CFC4C6

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CEDFB0 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ff8a8a
#FF8A8A · #F4DEB3 · #F0EAAC · #CCE0AC
Palette Cadcae
#CADCAE · #E1E9C9 · #EDA35A · #FEE8D9
Vivid Lagoon
#5228A7 · #AC71DD · #97C931 · #CDE4AD
Palette A28b55
#A28B55 · #86AB89 · #CBE2B5 · #E7FBE6
Palette F6ffde
#F6FFDE · #E3F2C1 · #C9DBB2 · #AAC8A7
Mellow Ruby Solace
#25246C · #8A82D6 · #B8BB3D · #D5DFB3

Similar colors

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

#CCE0AC#CADCAE#CDE4AD#CBE2B5#C9DBB2#D5DFB3#C9E4B3#D2DCB6#CAE6B2#CCD5AE#D4E2B8#C9D8B6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEDFAF  ·  #CEDFB1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDFB0?

#CEDFB0 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 206, 223, 176). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDFB0?

#CEDFB0 is RGB 206, 223, 176 — HSL 82°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 21%, 13%.

What colors go with #CEDFB0?

Its complement is #C1AFDE; analogous partners are #DED8AF and #B6DEAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDFB0 for text?

Black text on #CEDFB0 has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.