Palettes / Colors / #CEE5CC
#CEE5CC — Pale Muted Green
#CEE5CC is a green color we call Pale 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 #CEE5CC 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.
#CEE5CC 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 #E3CDE5; it also sits naturally between #DBE5CD and #CDE5D7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CEE5CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 229, 204 |
| HSL | 115°, 32%, 85% |
| HSV | 115°, 11%, 90% |
| CMYK | 10%, 0%, 11%, 10% |
| XYZ | 64.37, 73.52, 67.92 |
| Yxy | 73.52, 0.3128, 0.3572 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.70, -12.18, 9.62 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.74, -11.65, 8.71 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 90% · Blue 80%
Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 10%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CEE5CC
.text { color: #CEE5CC; }
.background { background-color: #CEE5CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEE5CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 229, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(115, 32%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEE5CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 229, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEE5CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 229, 204, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEE5CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEE5CC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E3CDE5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.70:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEE5CC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEE5CC
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 #CEE5CC: ·
How #CEE5CC 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 #CEE5CC 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 #CEE5CC?
#CEE5CC is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 206, 229, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEE5CC?
#CEE5CC is RGB 206, 229, 204 — HSL 115°, 32%, 85% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 11%, 10%.
What colors go with #CEE5CC?
Its complement is #E3CDE5; analogous partners are #DBE5CD and #CDE5D7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEE5CC for text?
Black text on #CEE5CC has a contrast ratio of 15.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.