HEX atlas value

#CED8B6

#CED8B6 is a cool green HEX color close to Oat. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 206, 216, 182, HSL 78, 30%, 78%, has luminance 0.6561, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#CED8B6 Sample readable text

HEX #CED8B6

RGB rgb(206, 216, 182)

HSL hsl(78 30% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(5, 0, 16, 15)

Luminance 0.6561

Contrast Black 14.12:1White 1.49:1

CSS

--color-ced8b6: #CED8B6;
.background-ced8b6 { background-color: #CED8B6; }
.text-ced8b6 { color: #CED8B6; }

Luminance0.6561

Black text14.12:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#CED8B6","rgb":[206,216,182],"hsl":[78,30,78],"cmyk":[5,0,16,15],"luminance":0.6561,"contrast":{"black":14.12,"white":1.49}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.12,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F6F8F2","hex":"#F6F8F2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.63,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D3E4AA","hex":"#D3E4AA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.45,"contrastWhite":1.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.14,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.94,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Oat adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ced8b6.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C0B6D8","analogous":["#D8D1B6","#BDD8B6"],"triadic":["#B6CED8","#D8B6CE"],"tetradic":["#B6D8D1","#C0B6D8","#D8B6BD"],"splitComplementary":["#B6BDD8","#D1B6D8"],"monochromatic":["#F6F8F2","#CED8B6","#A5B87A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6F8F2","dark":"#A5B87A","saturated":"#D3E4AA","desaturated":"#C9CBC2","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#EAFFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":17.320508075688775},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":18.2208671582886},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":19.261360284258224},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":20.615528128088304},{"slug":"bone","name":"Bone","hex":"#E3DAC9","distance":28.39013913315678}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CED8B6

#CED8B6 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #CED8B6 is visually closest to Oat, a named orange color with HEX #D8CAB8.

The RGB channels are 206, 216, and 182, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 78deg with 30% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.6561, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.32, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.12:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CED8B6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.12:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.49:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F6F8F2#000000 text · best 19.63:1#F6F8F2

#D3E4AA#000000 text · best 15.45:1#D3E4AA

Bone#000000 text · best 15.14:1#E3DAC9

Pastel Green#000000 text · best 14.81:1#C1E1C1

Limestone#000000 text · best 13.94:1#D8D2C4

Generated Palette

#CED8B6#CED8B6

#C0B6D8#C0B6D8

#D8D1B6#D8D1B6

#BDD8B6#BDD8B6

#F6F8F2#F6F8F2

#A5B87A#A5B87A

Color Harmonies

#C0B6D8#C0B6D8

#D8D1B6#D8D1B6

#BDD8B6#BDD8B6

#B6CED8#B6CED8

#D8B6CE#D8B6CE

Variants

#F6F8F2#F6F8F2

#A5B87A#A5B87A

#D3E4AA#D3E4AA

#C9CBC2#C9CBC2

White#FFFFFF

#EAFFB8#EAFFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Oat#D8CAB8

Limestone#D8D2C4

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Mica#D8C7B0

Bone#E3DAC9

#CED8B6

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CED8B6

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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