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#CEEBCF — Pale Muted Green

#CEEBCF 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 #CEEBCF 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.

#CEEBCF 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 #EACCE9; it also sits naturally between #DAEACC and #CCEADC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEEBCF · RGB 206, 235, 207

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Color values

HEX#CEEBCF
RGB206, 235, 207
HSL122°, 42%, 86%
HSV122°, 12%, 92%
CMYK12%, 0%, 12%, 8%
XYZ66.42, 77.04, 70.40
Yxy77.04, 0.3106, 0.3602
CIE-Lab90.34, -14.66, 10.40
Hunter Lab87.77, -14.05, 9.46

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

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

CSS code for #CEEBCF

.text { color: #CEEBCF; }
.background { background-color: #CEEBCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEEBCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 235, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(122, 42%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEEBCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 235, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEEBCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 235, 207, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEEBCF

#AFDEB1#92D395#72C575#55B958#43A346#378639#2B692D#1E481F#122B13#060E06

Tints of #CEEBCF

#D0ECD1#D4EDD4#D7EFD8#DBF0DC#DEF2DF#E2F3E3#E6F5E6#E9F6EA#EDF8ED#F1F9F1

Tones of #CEEBCF

#CEE8CF#D1E6D1#D3E4D3#D5E2D5#D7E0D7#D9DDD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EACCE9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEEBCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEEBCF

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 #CEEBCF: ·

How #CEEBCF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDBD6Deuteranopia · #D9D7D7Tritanopia · #CFDBDC

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 #CEEBCF rather than the exact color:

Wild Orchard
#178328 · #361FB0 · #D64126 · #CDF0D0
Golden Ruby
#5C7057 · #89A482 · #ACC5A6 · #D1EDD3
Palette 618264
#618264 · #79AC78 · #B0D9B1 · #D0E7D2
Palette E67514
#E67514 · #212121 · #06923E · #D3ECCD
Palette 94b49f
#94B49F · #CEE5D0 · #FCF8E8 · #ECB390
Palette Cee5d0
#CEE5D0 · #F3F0D7 · #FED2AA · #FFBF86

Similar colors

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

#CDF0D0#D1EDD3#D0E7D2#D3ECCD#CEE5D0#CFE5CF#C9E9D2#CCE5CF#CBEDD5#D1EBC8#CAE8D5#D1F2CD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEEBCE  ·  #CEEBD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEEBCF?

#CEEBCF is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 206, 235, 207). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEEBCF?

#CEEBCF is RGB 206, 235, 207 — HSL 122°, 42%, 86% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 12%, 8%.

What colors go with #CEEBCF?

Its complement is #EACCE9; analogous partners are #DAEACC and #CCEADC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEEBCF for text?

Black text on #CEEBCF has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.