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#CEEBCC — Pale Muted Green

#CEEBCC 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 #CEEBCC 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.

#CEEBCC 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 #E9CCEB; it also sits naturally between #DDEBCC and #CCEBD9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEEBCC · RGB 206, 235, 204

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Color values

HEX#CEEBCC
RGB206, 235, 204
HSL116°, 44%, 86%
HSV116°, 13%, 92%
CMYK12%, 0%, 13%, 8%
XYZ66.06, 76.90, 68.49
Yxy76.90, 0.3124, 0.3637
CIE-Lab90.27, -15.18, 11.87
Hunter Lab87.69, -14.53, 10.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 92% · Blue 80%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CEEBCC

.text { color: #CEEBCC; }
.background { background-color: #CEEBCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEEBCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 235, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(116, 44%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEEBCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 235, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEEBCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 235, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEEBCC

#B2E0AE#95D491#76C770#59BC52#47A540#3A8835#2E6A29#20491D#132C11#060F06

Tints of #CEEBCC

#D1ECCF#D5EED3#D8EFD7#DCF1DA#DFF2DE#E3F4E2#E6F5E5#EAF6E9#EDF8ED#F1F9F0

Tones of #CEEBCC

#D0E9CE#D2E6D0#D4E4D2#D5E2D5#D7E0D7#D9DDD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E9CCEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.38:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEEBCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEEBCC

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 #CEEBCC: ·

How #CEEBCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDBD4Deuteranopia · #D9D7D5Tritanopia · #CFD9DB

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 #CEEBCC rather than the exact color:

Rustic Ruby Mosaic
#A22FAB · #DB7CD3 · #40C436 · #D1EBC8
Palette E67514
#E67514 · #212121 · #06923E · #D3ECCD
Palette Ffd4b2
#FFD4B2 · #FFF6BD · #CEEDC7 · #86C8BC
Velvet Ruby Dusk
#48A929 · #2F53C3 · #D55272 · #D0EAC6
Wild Orchard
#178328 · #361FB0 · #D64126 · #CDF0D0
Palette Cff6cf
#CFF6CF · #CFE5CF · #E5CFE5 · #F6DEF6

Similar colors

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

#D1EBC8#D3ECCD#CEEDC7#D0EAC6#CDF0D0#CFE5CF#CCE5CF#CEE5D0#D0E7D2#D1F2CD#D1EDD3#D0E8C5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEEBCB  ·  #CEEBCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEEBCC?

#CEEBCC is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 206, 235, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEEBCC?

#CEEBCC is RGB 206, 235, 204 — HSL 116°, 44%, 86% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 13%, 8%.

What colors go with #CEEBCC?

Its complement is #E9CCEB; analogous partners are #DDEBCC and #CCEBD9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEEBCC for text?

Black text on #CEEBCC has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.