Palettes / Colors / #CEEBCE

#CEEBCE — Pale Muted Green

#CEEBCE 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 #CEEBCE 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.

#CEEBCE 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 #EACCEA; it also sits naturally between #DBEACC and #CCEADB. 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 81%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEEBCE

.text { color: #CEEBCE; }
.background { background-color: #CEEBCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEEBCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 235, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 42%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEEBCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 235, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEEBCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 235, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EACCEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEEBCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEEBCE

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 #CEEBCE 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 #CEEBCE 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

← #CEEBCD  ·  #CEEBCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEEBCE?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEEBCE?

#CEEBCE is RGB 206, 235, 206 — HSL 120°, 42%, 86% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 12%, 8%.

What colors go with #CEEBCE?

Its complement is #EACCEA; analogous partners are #DBEACC and #CCEADB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEEBCE for text?

Black text on #CEEBCE has a contrast ratio of 16.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.