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#CEEEBC — Pale Green

#CEEEBC is a green color we call Pale 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 #CEEEBC 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.

#CEEEBC 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 #DDBEEF; it also sits naturally between #E8EFBE and #BEEFC4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEEEBC · RGB 206, 238, 188

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Color values

HEX#CEEEBC
RGB206, 238, 188
HSL98°, 60%, 84%
HSV98°, 21%, 93%
CMYK13%, 0%, 21%, 7%
XYZ65.11, 77.90, 59.18
Yxy77.90, 0.3220, 0.3853
CIE-Lab90.74, -19.31, 20.81
Hunter Lab88.26, -18.36, 17.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 93% · Blue 74%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CEEEBC

.text { color: #CEEEBC; }
.background { background-color: #CEEEBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEEEBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 238, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(98, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEEEBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 238, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEEEBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 238, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEEEBC

#B8E79D#A0DE7C#89D65C#71CE3B#5EB42D#4D9325#3C721D#2B5214#1A310C#091004

Tints of #CEEEBC

#D3F0C2#D6F1C6#DCF3CE#DEF4D2#E1F5D6#E4F6DA#E7F7DE#EDF9E7#F0FAEB#F3FBEF

Tones of #CEEEBC

#D1EBC1#D2E8C5#D3E4C8#D3E1CC#D4DDCF#D5DAD3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDBEEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.27:1 Fails
Against black text16.58:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEEEBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEEEBC

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 #CEEEBC: ·

How #CEEEBC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDCC8Deuteranopia · #DAD8CBTritanopia · #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 #CEEEBC rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Ruby Drift
#921EC1 · #D777EA · #6CE13D · #CEF0BB
Electric Cascade
#5BB81F · #296FDB · #D5246A · #CDEBB9
Palette F7f7f7
#F7F7F7 · #CCEABB · #3F3F44 · #FDCB9E
Silent Summit
#C9F0BC · #9FE689 · #73DA52 · #4CCD23
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Palette Ecf4e8
#ECF4E8 · #CBF3BB · #ABE7B2 · #93BFC7

Similar colors

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

#CEF0BB#CDEBB9#CCEABB#C9F0BC#CCF3BA#CBF3BB#D5EEBB#CEE8C1#D0EBC3#C7EABB#CEF0B4#D5F0C1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEEEBB  ·  #CEEEBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEEEBC?

#CEEEBC is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 206, 238, 188). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEEEBC?

#CEEEBC is RGB 206, 238, 188 — HSL 98°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #CEEEBC?

Its complement is #DDBEEF; analogous partners are #E8EFBE and #BEEFC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEEEBC for text?

Black text on #CEEEBC has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.