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#CEEBB2 — Light Green

#CEEBB2 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #CEEBB2 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.

#CEEBB2 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 #D0B2EB; it also sits naturally between #EAEBB2 and #B2EBB3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEEBB2 · RGB 206, 235, 178

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Color values

HEX#CEEBB2
RGB206, 235, 178
HSL91°, 59%, 81%
HSV91°, 24%, 92%
CMYK12%, 0%, 24%, 8%
XYZ63.20, 75.75, 53.41
Yxy75.75, 0.3285, 0.3938
CIE-Lab89.74, -19.39, 24.59
Hunter Lab87.04, -18.34, 20.57

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 92% · Blue 70%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CEEBB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CEEBB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CEEBB2

.text { color: #CEEBB2; }
.background { background-color: #CEEBB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEEBB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 235, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(91, 59%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEEBB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 235, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEEBB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 235, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEEBB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEEBB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CEEBB2

#B9E392#A7DB75#92D355#7DCB34#6BAE2D#578E25#436D1C#2F4D14#1E310D#0A1004

Tints of #CEEBB2

#D3EDBA#D5EEBE#DBF0C6#DDF1CA#E2F3D2#E5F5D6#EAF7DF#EDF8E3#F2FAEB#F5FBEF

Tones of #CEEBB2

#CEE7B6#CEE3BA#CEDFBE#CEDBC2#CED7C6#CED2CB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0B2EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.15:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEEBB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEEBB2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CEEBB2: ·

How #CEEBB2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DBDBC0Deuteranopia · #D9D7C3Tritanopia · #CFCBCD

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CEEBB2 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Solace
#AF2234 · #D7782F · #E5E577 · #CEF0B4
Palette 8e3e63
#8E3E63 · #D2649A · #F6FAB9 · #CAE6B2
Electric Cascade
#5BB81F · #296FDB · #D5246A · #CDEBB9
Smoky Cascade
#C9B2E7 · #ECAFD2 · #F3E4DA · #D5EAB3
Palette Ddffbb
#DDFFBB · #C7E9B0 · #B3C99C · #A4BC92
Smoky Ruby Mosaic
#4C1084 · #966EED · #7ADE1B · #D2F0AD

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CEF0B4#CAE6B2#CDEBB9#D5EAB3#C7E9B0#D2F0AD#D5E7B5#CDE4AD#C9E4B3#CCEABB#CBE2B5#D3E7AA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEEBB1  ·  #CEEBB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEEBB2?

#CEEBB2 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 206, 235, 178). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEEBB2?

#CEEBB2 is RGB 206, 235, 178 — HSL 91°, 59%, 81% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 24%, 8%.

What colors go with #CEEBB2?

Its complement is #D0B2EB; analogous partners are #EAEBB2 and #B2EBB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEEBB2 for text?

Black text on #CEEBB2 has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.