Palettes / Colors / #CEED77
#CEED77 — Light Green
#CEED77 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #CEED77 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.
#CEED77 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #9778ED; it also sits naturally between #EDD278 and #93ED78. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CEED77 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 237, 119 |
| HSL | 76°, 77%, 70% |
| HSV | 76°, 50%, 93% |
| CMYK | 13%, 0%, 50%, 7% |
| XYZ | 59.07, 75.02, 28.82 |
| Yxy | 75.02, 0.3626, 0.4605 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.40, -27.64, 53.32 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.62, -25.62, 37.58 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 93% · Blue 47%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 50% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CEED77
.text { color: #CEED77; }
.background { background-color: #CEED77; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEED77; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 237, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 77%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEED77; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 237, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEED77; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 237, 119, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEED77">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEED77">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #9778ED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.00:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEED77: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEED77
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 #CEED77: ·
How #CEED77 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 #CEED77 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 #CEED77?
#CEED77 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 206, 237, 119). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEED77?
#CEED77 is RGB 206, 237, 119 — HSL 76°, 77%, 70% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 50%, 7%.
What colors go with #CEED77?
Its complement is #9778ED; analogous partners are #EDD278 and #93ED78. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEED77 for text?
Black text on #CEED77 has a contrast ratio of 16.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.