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#CEECBF — Pale Muted Green

#CEECBF 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 #CEECBF 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.

#CEECBF 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 #DEC0EC; it also sits naturally between #E5ECC0 and #C0ECC8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEECBF · RGB 206, 236, 191

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Color values

HEX#CEECBF
RGB206, 236, 191
HSL100°, 54%, 84%
HSV100°, 19%, 93%
CMYK13%, 0%, 19%, 7%
XYZ64.85, 76.87, 60.71
Yxy76.87, 0.3204, 0.3797
CIE-Lab90.26, -17.85, 18.60
Hunter Lab87.68, -16.99, 16.15

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 93% · Blue 75%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CEECBF

.text { color: #CEECBF; }
.background { background-color: #CEECBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEECBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 236, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(100, 54%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEECBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 236, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEECBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 236, 191, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEECBF

#B7E3A1#9FD981#87D062#6FC743#5CAD34#4B8D2A#3B6E21#2A4F17#192F0E#081005

Tints of #CEECBF

#D2EDC4#D5EFC8#DBF1D0#DEF2D4#E1F3D8#E4F4DC#E7F6E0#EDF8E7#F0F9EB#F3FAEF

Tones of #CEECBF

#D0E9C3#D1E6C6#D2E3CA#D3E0CD#D4DCD0#D5D9D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEC0EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.37:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEECBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEECBF

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 #CEECBF: ·

How #CEECBF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDBCADeuteranopia · #D9D7CDTritanopia · #D0D2D4

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 #CEECBF rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Horizon
#328120 · #4963D2 · #CA324E · #CEE8C1
Amber Aurora
#792596 · #A247D2 · #77D656 · #D0EBC3
Palette F7f7f7
#F7F7F7 · #CCEABB · #3F3F44 · #FDCB9E
Scarlet Ruby Drift
#921EC1 · #D777EA · #6CE13D · #CEF0BB
Electric Cascade
#5BB81F · #296FDB · #D5246A · #CDEBB9
Silent Summit
#C9F0BC · #9FE689 · #73DA52 · #4CCD23

Similar colors

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

#CEE8C1#D0EBC3#CCEABB#CEF0BB#CDEBB9#C9F0BC#D2EFC4#D0E8C5#D0EAC6#D5ECC2#CEEDC7#C7EABB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEECBE  ·  #CEECC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEECBF?

#CEECBF is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 206, 236, 191). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEECBF?

#CEECBF is RGB 206, 236, 191 — HSL 100°, 54%, 84% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 19%, 7%.

What colors go with #CEECBF?

Its complement is #DEC0EC; analogous partners are #E5ECC0 and #C0ECC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEECBF for text?

Black text on #CEECBF has a contrast ratio of 16.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.