Palettes / Colors / #CEEEAC
#CEEEAC — Light Green
#CEEEAC 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 #CEEEAC 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.
#CEEEAC 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.
Color values
| HEX | #CEEEAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 238, 172 |
| HSL | 89°, 66%, 80% |
| HSV | 89°, 28%, 93% |
| CMYK | 13%, 0%, 28%, 7% |
| XYZ | 63.47, 77.25, 50.59 |
| Yxy | 77.25, 0.3318, 0.4038 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.44, -21.73, 28.60 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.89, -20.53, 23.48 |
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
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CSS code for #CEEEAC
.text { color: #CEEEAC; }
.background { background-color: #CEEEAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEEEAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 238, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEEEAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 238, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEEEAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 238, 172, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEEEAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEEEAC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBAAEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.28:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.45:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEEEAC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEEEAC
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 #CEEEAC: ·
How #CEEEAC 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 #CEEEAC 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 #CEEEAC?
#CEEEAC is Light Green, a green color (RGB 206, 238, 172). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEEEAC?
#CEEEAC is RGB 206, 238, 172 — HSL 89°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 28%, 7%.
What colors go with #CEEEAC?
Its complement is #CBAAEE; analogous partners are #EEEDAA and #ABEEAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEEEAC for text?
Black text on #CEEEAC has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.