Palettes / Colors / #CEEA80

#CEEA80 — Light Green

#CEEA80 is a green color we call Light 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 #CEEA80 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.

#CEEA80 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9C80EA; it also sits naturally between #EAD180 and #99EA80. 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 92% · Blue 50%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 45% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEEA80

.text { color: #CEEA80; }
.background { background-color: #CEEA80; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEEA80; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 234, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 72%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEEA80; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 234, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEEA80; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 234, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEEA80">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEEA80">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9C80EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEEA80: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEEA80

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 #CEEA80 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 #CEEA80 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEEA80?

#CEEA80 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 206, 234, 128). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEEA80?

#CEEA80 is RGB 206, 234, 128 — HSL 76°, 72%, 71% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 45%, 8%.

What colors go with #CEEA80?

Its complement is #9C80EA; analogous partners are #EAD180 and #99EA80. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEEA80 for text?

Black text on #CEEA80 has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.