What color is #CEDBBA?

#CEDBBA 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 #CEDBBA?

The RGB value is 206, 219, 186: 206 red, 219 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDBBA?

The complementary color is #C7BADB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEDBBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDBBA color

#CEDBBA rgb(206, 219, 186)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 85.9% green and 72.9% blue (206, 219, 186).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 31% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.47:1).

#CEDBBA color codes

HEX	`#CEDBBA`
RGB	`rgb(206, 219, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 85.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 31%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 15%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.67, -10.16, 14.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.67, 17.93, 124.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.647, 67.33, 56.298)`
Decimal	`13556666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDBBA, 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 #CEDBBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDBBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.47:1	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 #CEDBBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedbba; }
.text { color: #cedbba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedbba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 219 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedbba, #bedbba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CEDBBA?: #CEDBBA 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 #CEDBBA?: The RGB value is 206, 219, 186: 206 red, 219 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDBBA?: The complementary color is #C7BADB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDBBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.