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#CEEEAB — Light Green

#CEEEAB is a green color we call Light 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 #CEEEAB 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.

#CEEEAB 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 #CBAAEE; it also sits naturally between #EEEDAA and #ABEEAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEEEAB · RGB 206, 238, 171

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Color values

HEX#CEEEAB
RGB206, 238, 171
HSL89°, 66%, 80%
HSV89°, 28%, 93%
CMYK13%, 0%, 28%, 7%
XYZ63.38, 77.21, 50.09
Yxy77.21, 0.3324, 0.4049
CIE-Lab90.42, -21.88, 29.09
Hunter Lab87.87, -20.65, 23.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 93% · Blue 67%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CEEEAB

.text { color: #CEEEAB; }
.background { background-color: #CEEEAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEEEAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 238, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEEEAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 238, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEEEAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 238, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEEEAB

#B9E788#A8E16B#94DA49#82D42B#6DB224#59901D#467217#325010#1F330A#0A1103

Tints of #CEEEAB

#D2EFB3#D5F0B7#DAF2C0#DCF3C4#E1F5CC#E6F6D5#E9F7D9#EEF9E1#F0FAE6#F5FCEE

Tones of #CEEEAB

#CDE9AF#CDE4B4#CDDFB9#CCDABE#CCD6C2#CCD1C7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBAAEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEEEAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEEEAB

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 #CEEEAB: ·

How #CEEEAB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDCBBDeuteranopia · #DAD8BFTritanopia · #D0C8CB

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 #CEEEAB rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Mosaic
#4C1084 · #966EED · #7ADE1B · #D2F0AD
Cosmic Breeze
#C8EDA6 · #B9E78E · #69A82F · #4E7B23
Amber Ruby Zephyr
#739A1A · #239ACE · #C52293 · #D3E7AA
Tranquil Ruby Twilight
#6FB51D · #4C9EE3 · #E24A9C · #D5E8AB
Dusty Ruby Solace
#AF2234 · #D7782F · #E5E577 · #CEF0B4
Palette A5dd9b
#A5DD9B · #C5EBAA · #F6F193 · #F2C18D

Similar colors

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

#D2F0AD#C8EDA6#D3E7AA#D5E8AB#CEF0B4#C5EBAA#C7E9B0#CDE4AD#CDF3A2#D3F7AD#C7F2A4#D5EAB3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEEEAA  ·  #CEEEAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEEEAB?

#CEEEAB is Light Green, a green color (RGB 206, 238, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEEEAB?

#CEEEAB is RGB 206, 238, 171 — HSL 89°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #CEEEAB?

Its complement is #CBAAEE; analogous partners are #EEEDAA and #ABEEAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEEEAB for text?

Black text on #CEEEAB has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.