Palettes / Colors / #CEECBA
#CEECBA — Pale Green
#CEECBA is a green color we call Pale 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 #CEECBA 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.
#CEECBA 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 #D9BBEC; it also sits naturally between #E7ECBB and #BBECC0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CEECBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 236, 186 |
| HSL | 96°, 57%, 83% |
| HSV | 96°, 21%, 93% |
| CMYK | 13%, 0%, 21%, 7% |
| XYZ | 64.31, 76.66, 57.86 |
| Yxy | 76.66, 0.3235, 0.3855 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.16, -18.65, 21.04 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.55, -17.71, 18.01 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 93% · Blue 73%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CEECBA
.text { color: #CEECBA; }
.background { background-color: #CEECBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEECBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 236, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(96, 57%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEECBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 236, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEECBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 236, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEECBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEECBA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D9BBEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.29:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.33:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEECBA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEECBA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CEECBA: ·
How #CEECBA 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 #CEECBA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CEECBA?
#CEECBA is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 206, 236, 186). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEECBA?
#CEECBA is RGB 206, 236, 186 — HSL 96°, 57%, 83% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 21%, 7%.
What colors go with #CEECBA?
Its complement is #D9BBEC; analogous partners are #E7ECBB and #BBECC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEECBA for text?
Black text on #CEECBA has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.