Palettes / Colors / #CEDFBA
#CEDFBA — Light Muted Green
#CEDFBA 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 #CEDFBA 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.
#CEDFBA 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 #CBB9DF; it also sits naturally between #DFDEB9 and #BADFB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CEDFBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 223, 186 |
| HSL | 88°, 37%, 80% |
| HSV | 88°, 17%, 87% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 17%, 13% |
| XYZ | 60.70, 69.44, 56.66 |
| Yxy | 69.44, 0.3250, 0.3717 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.72, -12.18, 16.24 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.33, -11.53, 14.00 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 87% · Blue 73%
Cyan 8% · 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 #CEDFBA
.text { color: #CEDFBA; }
.background { background-color: #CEDFBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDFBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 223, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(88, 37%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDFBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 223, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDFBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 223, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEDFBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDFBA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBB9DF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEDFBA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDFBA
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 #CEDFBA: ·
How #CEDFBA 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 #CEDFBA 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 #CEDFBA?
#CEDFBA is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 206, 223, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDFBA?
#CEDFBA is RGB 206, 223, 186 — HSL 88°, 37%, 80% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 17%, 13%.
What colors go with #CEDFBA?
Its complement is #CBB9DF; analogous partners are #DFDEB9 and #BADFB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEDFBA for text?
Black text on #CEDFBA has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.