Palettes / Colors / #CEDFBE

#CEDFBE — Light Muted Green

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

#CEDFBE 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 #CFBEDF; it also sits naturally between #DEDFBE and #BEDFBF. 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 75%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEDFBE

.text { color: #CEDFBE; }
.background { background-color: #CEDFBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDFBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 223, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(91, 34%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDFBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 223, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDFBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 223, 190, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFBEDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEDFBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDFBE

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 #CEDFBE 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 #CEDFBE 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

← #CEDFBD  ·  #CEDFBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDFBE?

#CEDFBE is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 206, 223, 190). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDFBE?

#CEDFBE is RGB 206, 223, 190 — HSL 91°, 34%, 81% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 15%, 13%.

What colors go with #CEDFBE?

Its complement is #CFBEDF; analogous partners are #DEDFBE and #BEDFBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDFBE for text?

Black text on #CEDFBE has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.