What color is #CEDABC?

#CEDABC is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEDABC?

The RGB value is 206, 218, 188: 206 red, 218 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDABC?

The complementary color is #C8BCDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEDABC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDABC color

#CEDABC rgb(206, 218, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEDABC is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 85.5% green and 73.7% blue (206, 218, 188).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 29% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.38:1).

#CEDABC color codes

HEX	`#CEDABC`
RGB	`rgb(206, 218, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 85.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 29%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 14%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.45, -9.32, 13.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.45, 16.33, 124.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.601, 66.895, 57.339)`
Decimal	`13556412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDABC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CEDABC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDABC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CEDABC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedabc; }
.text { color: #cedabc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedabc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 218 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedabc, #bfdabc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CEDABC?: #CEDABC is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEDABC?: The RGB value is 206, 218, 188: 206 red, 218 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDABC?: The complementary color is #C8BCDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDABC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.