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#ceeade

a pale, soft green · cool · closest name: Honey Dew

RGB
206, 234, 222
HSL
154°, 40%, 86%
CMYK
12, 0, 5, 8
Luminance
0.7724

At a glance

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

Hex
#ceeade
Hue
154°
green
Saturation
40%
soft
Lightness
86%
pale
Brightness
92%
HSV value
Perceived
88%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7724
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
77/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
16.45:1
Closest name
Honey Dew
ΔE2000 6.6
Where it sits
Hue154° of 360°
Saturation40%
Lightness86%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool77% cool

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

Every format

HEX#ceeade
RGBrgb(206, 234, 222)
HSLhsl(154, 40%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 8%)
LABlab(90.4 -11.4 2.7)
LCHlch(90.4 11.8 166.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.913 0.034 167.9)
Decimal13560542
Display P3color(display-p3 0.808 0.918 0.871)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ceeade;
background-color: #ceeade;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ceeade] bg-[#ceeade]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ceeade;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.808, green: 0.918, blue: 0.871)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ceeade")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCEEADE)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(222, 234, 206)

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 #ceeade · 16.45:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.28:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.45:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #ceeade as text scores 1.28:1 on white and 16.45:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ceeade on white: 1.28:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ceeade on black: 16.45:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E8E6DD
deuteranopia · #E3E2DF
tritanopia · #C9EAE6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ceeade is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F5FAF8
#EBF4F0
#ceeade
#B0DDCA
#89CDB0
#62BC95
#49AB81
#3D8F6C
#317256
#275440
#183428
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F5FAF8Darkest = 950 · #183428
:root {
  --brand-50: #F5FAF8;
  --brand-100: #EBF4F0;
  --brand-200: #ceeade;
  --brand-300: #B0DDCA;
  --brand-400: #89CDB0;
  --brand-500: #62BC95;
  --brand-600: #49AB81;
  --brand-700: #3D8F6C;
  --brand-800: #317256;
  --brand-900: #275440;
  --brand-950: #183428;
  --brand: #ceeade;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ceeade

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#F4FAF8
Tinted page background
Border#C6E7D9
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B79
Captions on the surface
Accent#923A78
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#265943
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EDF7F3
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241D
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 #ceeade

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

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • 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#EACEDA
Analogous left#CEEAD0
Analogous right#CEE8EA
Split-complement 1#EACEE8
Split-complement 2#EAD0CE
Triadic 1#DECEEA
Triadic 2#EADECE
Tetradic#D0CEEA

RGB percentages

Red80.8%
Green91.8%
Blue87.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan12.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow5.1%
Key (black)8.2%

Color previews

#ceeade text on a black background

contrast 16.45:1

Card sample

#ceeade text on a white background

contrast 1.28:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(206, 234, 222, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(206, 234, 222, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ceeade;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ceeade, #CEE3EA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ceeade

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.

#ceeade 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

Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.

#ceeade, answered

What color is #ceeade?

#ceeade is a pale soft green, closest to Honey Dew (ΔE2000 6.6). It sits at 154° on the hue wheel with 40% saturation and 86% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #ceeade?

rgb(206, 234, 222) — 206 red, 234 green and 222 blue out of 255, or 80.8% / 91.8% / 87.1% by channel.

Is #ceeade a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7724 and perceived brightness is 88%, so black text on it reaches 16.45:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ceeade?

Black. It scores 16.45:1 against #ceeade, versus 1.28:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ceeade?

#EACEDA sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #EACEE8 and #EAD0CE, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ceeade?

For interface work: #F4FAF8 as the surface, #C6E7D9 for borders, #4B9B79 for secondary text, #923A78 as an accent and #265943 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CEEAD0 and #CEE8EA stays calm, while #EACEDA is the loudest partner.

What is #ceeade in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 8%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #ceeade warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 77 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #CEEAD4; nudged cooler, #CDEBE9.

Work with #ceeade in the Color Lab