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#CEEFCA — Pale Muted Green

#CEEFCA is a green color we call Pale Muted 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 #CEEFCA 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.

#CEEFCA 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 #EBC8EF; it also sits naturally between #DFEFC8 and #C8EFD7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEEFCA · RGB 206, 239, 202

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Color values

HEX#CEEFCA
RGB206, 239, 202
HSL114°, 54%, 86%
HSV114°, 15%, 94%
CMYK14%, 0%, 15%, 6%
XYZ66.98, 79.12, 67.62
Yxy79.12, 0.3134, 0.3702
CIE-Lab91.29, -17.50, 14.35
Hunter Lab88.95, -16.76, 12.83

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 94% · Blue 79%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 6%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CEEFCA

.text { color: #CEEFCA; }
.background { background-color: #CEEFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEEFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 239, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(114, 54%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEEFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 239, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEEFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 239, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEEFCA

#AFE5A9#91DC89#71D166#53C846#41B135#36912B#2A7222#1D4F17#112F0E#061005

Tints of #CEEFCA

#D0F0CC#D3F1D0#D7F2D4#DAF3D8#DEF4DC#E2F6E0#E5F7E4#E9F8E7#EDF9EB#F0FAEF

Tones of #CEEFCA

#CEECCB#D0E9CD#D2E6D0#D5E4D3#D7E1D6#D9DED8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBC8EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.82:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEEFCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEEFCA

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 #CEEFCA: ·

How #CEEFCA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDDD3Deuteranopia · #DAD8D5Tritanopia · #D0DADC

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 #CEEFCA rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffd4b2
#FFD4B2 · #FFF6BD · #CEEDC7 · #86C8BC
Dreamy Ruby Breeze
#278614 · #1D3AC5 · #E23956 · #D1F2CD
Rustic Ruby Mosaic
#A22FAB · #DB7CD3 · #40C436 · #D1EBC8
Smoky Ruby Canyon
#7B118F · #E173EE · #38D619 · #CDF5CA
Radiant Ruby Mosaic
#CCF4CD · #92EC94 · #51DC54 · #135D15
Wild Orchard
#178328 · #361FB0 · #D64126 · #CDF0D0

Similar colors

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

#CEEDC7#D1F2CD#D1EBC8#CDF5CA#CCF4CD#CDF0D0#D3ECCD#C8F1CC#D0EAC6#D2EFC4#CDF5C6#CCF6C8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEEFC9  ·  #CEEFCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEEFCA?

#CEEFCA is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 206, 239, 202). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEEFCA?

#CEEFCA is RGB 206, 239, 202 — HSL 114°, 54%, 86% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 15%, 6%.

What colors go with #CEEFCA?

Its complement is #EBC8EF; analogous partners are #DFEFC8 and #C8EFD7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEEFCA for text?

Black text on #CEEFCA has a contrast ratio of 16.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.