Palettes / Colors / #CEED78

#CEED78 — Light Green

#CEED78 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 #CEED78 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.

#CEED78 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.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 93% · Blue 47%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 49% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEED78

.text { color: #CEED78; }
.background { background-color: #CEED78; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEED78; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 237, 120); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 76%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEED78; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 237, 120, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEED78; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 237, 120, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEED78">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEED78">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9778ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEED78: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEED78

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 #CEED78 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 #CEED78 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

← #CEED77  ·  #CEED79 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEED78?

#CEED78 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 206, 237, 120). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEED78?

#CEED78 is RGB 206, 237, 120 — HSL 76°, 76%, 70% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 49%, 7%.

What colors go with #CEED78?

Its complement is #9778ED; analogous partners are #EDD278 and #93ED78. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEED78 for text?

Black text on #CEED78 has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.