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#CEEFC2 — Pale Green

#CEEFC2 is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CEEFC2 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.

#CEEFC2 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 #E3C3EF; it also sits naturally between #E5EFC3 and #C3EFCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEEFC2 · RGB 206, 239, 194

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Color values

HEX#CEEFC2
RGB206, 239, 194
HSL104°, 58%, 85%
HSV104°, 19%, 94%
CMYK14%, 0%, 19%, 6%
XYZ66.06, 78.75, 62.76
Yxy78.75, 0.3183, 0.3794
CIE-Lab91.12, -18.84, 18.25
Hunter Lab88.74, -17.97, 15.95

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 94% · Blue 76%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CEEFC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CEEFC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CEEFC2

.text { color: #CEEFC2; }
.background { background-color: #CEEFC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEEFC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 239, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(104, 58%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEEFC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 239, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEEFC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 239, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEEFC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEEFC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CEEFC2

#B4E6A2#9BDE82#81D562#67CD42#54B530#439127#34711E#255115#16300D#071004

Tints of #CEEFC2

#D2F0C7#D5F1CB#D8F2CF#DBF3D3#E2F5DB#E5F6DF#E8F8E3#ECF9E7#EFFAEB#F2FBEF

Tones of #CEEFC2

#D0ECC6#D1E8C9#D3E5CC#D4E2CF#D6DFD2#D7DCD6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3C3EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.75:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEEFC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEEFC2

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 #CEEFC2: ·

How #CEEFC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDDCDDeuteranopia · #DAD8D0Tritanopia · #D0D5D7

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 #CEEFC2 rather than the exact color:

Royal Ruby Dusk
#38C11F · #203BC9 · #C6203A · #D2EFC4
Amber Aurora
#792596 · #A247D2 · #77D656 · #D0EBC3
Palette Ffd4b2
#FFD4B2 · #FFF6BD · #CEEDC7 · #86C8BC
Velvet Ruby Dusk
#48A929 · #2F53C3 · #D55272 · #D0EAC6
Scarlet Ruby Drift
#921EC1 · #D777EA · #6CE13D · #CEF0BB
Tranquil Horizon
#328120 · #4963D2 · #CA324E · #CEE8C1

Similar colors

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

#D2EFC4#D0EBC3#CEEDC7#D0EAC6#CEF0BB#CEE8C1#D5F0C1#CDF5C6#D5ECC2#D1EBC8#C9F0BC#D0E8C5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEEFC1  ·  #CEEFC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEEFC2?

#CEEFC2 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 206, 239, 194). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEEFC2?

#CEEFC2 is RGB 206, 239, 194 — HSL 104°, 58%, 85% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 19%, 6%.

What colors go with #CEEFC2?

Its complement is #E3C3EF; analogous partners are #E5EFC3 and #C3EFCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEEFC2 for text?

Black text on #CEEFC2 has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.