Palettes / Colors / #CEEB65

#CEEB65 — Light Green

#CEEB65 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 #CEEB65 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.

#CEEB65 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 #8266EB; it also sits naturally between #EBC566 and #8BEB66. 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 40%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 57% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEEB65

.text { color: #CEEB65; }
.background { background-color: #CEEB65; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEEB65; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 235, 101); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 77%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEEB65; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 235, 101, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEEB65; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 235, 101, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEEB65">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEEB65">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CEEB65

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8266EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEEB65: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEEB65

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 #CEEB65 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 #CEEB65 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

← #CEEB64  ·  #CEEB66 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEEB65?

#CEEB65 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 206, 235, 101). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEEB65?

#CEEB65 is RGB 206, 235, 101 — HSL 73°, 77%, 66% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 57%, 8%.

What colors go with #CEEB65?

Its complement is #8266EB; analogous partners are #EBC566 and #8BEB66. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEEB65 for text?

Black text on #CEEB65 has a contrast ratio of 15.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.