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#CACECA — Mist Grey

#CACECA is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CACECA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CACECA is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CECACE; it also sits naturally between #CCCECA and #CACECC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CACECA · RGB 202, 206, 202

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Color values

HEX#CACECA
RGB202, 206, 202
HSL120°, 4%, 80%
HSV120°, 2%, 81%
CMYK2%, 0%, 2%, 19%
XYZ57.09, 60.96, 64.64
Yxy60.96, 0.3125, 0.3337
CIE-Lab82.36, -2.10, 1.50
Hunter Lab78.08, -1.99, 1.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 81% · Blue 79%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #CACECA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CACECA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CACECA

.text { color: #CACECA; }
.background { background-color: #CACECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CACECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 206, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 4%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CACECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 206, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CACECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 206, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CACECA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CACECA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CACECA

#B5BAB5#A2A9A2#8D968D#7A857A#676F67#535A53#424842#2F322F#1D201D#0A0B0A

Tints of #CACECA

#CFD3CF#D2D5D2#D7DAD7#DADDDA#DFE2DF#E4E7E4#E7E9E7#ECEEEC#EFF0EF#F4F5F4

Tones of #CACECA

#CACECA#CACECA#CBCDCB#CBCDCB#CBCDCB#CBCDCB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CECACE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.59:1 Fails
Against black text13.19:1 AAA

Best text color on #CACECA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CACECA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CACECA: ·

How #CACECA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CCCCCBDeuteranopia · #CCCBCBTritanopia · #CACCCC

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CACECA rather than the exact color:

Palette 777c6d
#777C6D · #B7B89F · #CBCBCB · #EEEEEE
Palette 7c9473
#7C9473 · #CFDAC8 · #E8EAE6 · #CDD0CB
Palette E4004b
#E4004B · #ED775A · #FAD691 · #C9CDCF
Palette B5c0d0
#B5C0D0 · #CCD3CA · #F5E8DD · #EED3D9
Palette B4b4b8
#B4B4B8 · #C7C8CC · #E3E1D9 · #F2EFE5
Palette 34626c
#34626C · #839B97 · #CFD3CE · #C6B497

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CBCBCB#CDD0CB#C9CDCF#CCD3CA#C7C8CC#CFD3CE#D0D4CA#CDC9C3#C8C6C6#C5C6C7#C9CCD5#C5C5C5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CACEC9  ·  #CACECB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CACECA?

#CACECA is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 202, 206, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CACECA?

#CACECA is RGB 202, 206, 202 — HSL 120°, 4%, 80% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 2%, 19%.

What colors go with #CACECA?

Its complement is #CECACE; analogous partners are #CCCECA and #CACECC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CACECA for text?

Black text on #CACECA has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.