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#cceeb4

a light, vivid green · neutral · closest name: Light Green

RGB
204, 238, 180
HSL
95°, 63%, 82%
CMYK
14, 0, 24, 7
Luminance
0.7728

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cceeb4 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cceeb4
Hue
95°
green
Saturation
63%
vivid
Lightness
82%
light
Brightness
93%
HSV value
Perceived
87%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7728
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
52/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
16.46:1
Closest name
Light Green
ΔE2000 10
Where it sits
Hue95° of 360°
Saturation63%
Lightness82%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool52% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#cceeb4
RGBrgb(204, 238, 180)
HSLhsl(95, 63%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 24%, 7%)
LABlab(90.5 -21.3 24.5)
LCHlch(90.5 32.4 130.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.910 0.085 132.6)
Decimal13430452
Display P3color(display-p3 0.800 0.933 0.706)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cceeb4;
background-color: #cceeb4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cceeb4] bg-[#cceeb4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cceeb4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.800, green: 0.933, blue: 0.706)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cceeb4")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCCEEB4)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(180, 238, 204)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #cceeb4 · 16.46:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.28:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.46:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cceeb4 as text scores 1.28:1 on white and 16.46:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cceeb4 on white: 1.28:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cceeb4 on black: 16.46:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F3E5B0
deuteranopia · #EEE3B7
tritanopia · #CDE9DE

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cceeb4 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F7FBF4
#EEF7E8
#DBF0CB
#cceeb4
#A2E076
#83D548
#6DC82D
#5BA626
#49851E
#37611A
#223C10
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F7FBF4Darkest = 950 · #223C10
:root {
  --brand-50: #F7FBF4;
  --brand-100: #EEF7E8;
  --brand-200: #DBF0CB;
  --brand-300: #cceeb4;
  --brand-400: #A2E076;
  --brand-500: #83D548;
  --brand-600: #6DC82D;
  --brand-700: #5BA626;
  --brand-800: #49851E;
  --brand-900: #37611A;
  --brand-950: #223C10;
  --brand: #cceeb4;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cceeb4

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F7FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D2EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#6C9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#5021AB
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#396818
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F1FAEA
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1B2414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #cceeb4

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#D6B4EE
Analogous left#E9EEB4
Analogous right#B4EEB9
Split-complement 1#B9B4EE
Split-complement 2#EEB4E9
Triadic 1#B4CCEE
Triadic 2#EEB4CC
Tetradic#B4E9EE

RGB percentages

Red80.0%
Green93.3%
Blue70.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan14.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow24.4%
Key (black)6.7%

Color previews

#cceeb4 text on a black background

contrast 16.46:1

Card sample

#cceeb4 text on a white background

contrast 1.28:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cceeb4;
Background color
Panel with #cceeb4 background
background-color: #cceeb4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cceeb4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(204, 238, 180, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(204, 238, 180, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cceeb4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cceeb4, #B4EEC3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cceeb4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#cceeb4 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#cceeb4, answered

What color is #cceeb4?

#cceeb4 is a light vivid green, closest to Light Green (ΔE2000 10). It sits at 95° on the hue wheel with 63% saturation and 82% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #cceeb4?

rgb(204, 238, 180) — 204 red, 238 green and 180 blue out of 255, or 80% / 93.3% / 70.6% by channel.

Is #cceeb4 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7728 and perceived brightness is 87%, so black text on it reaches 16.46:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cceeb4?

Black. It scores 16.46:1 against #cceeb4, versus 1.28:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cceeb4?

#D6B4EE sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #B9B4EE and #EEB4E9, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cceeb4?

For interface work: #F7FAF4 as the surface, #D2EDC0 for borders, #6C9B4B for secondary text, #5021AB as an accent and #396818 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #E9EEB4 and #B4EEB9 stays calm, while #D6B4EE is the loudest partner.

What is #cceeb4 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(14%, 0%, 24%, 7%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #cceeb4 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 52 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #E1EEB4; nudged cooler, #B6EFB3.

Work with #cceeb4 in the Color Lab