What color is Celadon?
Celadon is a soft, muted green with a slight gray or blue tint, hex #A8DCAB, similar in tone to the pale inner flesh of a jade stone. The color has a quiet, washed-out quality, sitting closer to gray-green than a vivid leafy green.
What is the meaning of the color Celadon?
Named after the glaze used on Chinese stoneware pottery, celadon was first produced during the Song Dynasty (960–1279 CE) in Zhejiang province. The glazed ceramics were traded widely along maritime routes and became highly prized in Europe and the Middle East by the 14th century. The name in English is linked to a character named Céladon in Honoré d’Urfé’s 1607 French pastoral novel L’Astrée, whose grey-green ribbons gave the color its Western name. The Smithsonian Institution’s Freer Gallery of Art holds one of the most significant collections of celadon ware in the United States, anchoring the color’s continued association with East Asian ceramic heritage.
What colors go with Celadon?
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Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #A8DCAB |
color: #A8DCAB;
|
| RGB | 168, 220, 171 |
color: rgb(168, 220, 171);
|
| RGB Percentage | 66%, 86%, 67% |
color: rgb(66%, 86%, 67%);
|
| CMYK | 24%, 0%, 22%, 14% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 123°, 43%, 76% |
color: hsl(123, 43%, 76%);
|
| HSV | 123°, 24%, 86% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 61, -10, 16 |
color: lab(61% -10 16);
|
| Decimal | 11066539 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.celadon {
color: #A8DCAB;
}
$celadon: #A8DCAB;
rgb(168, 220, 171)