Palettes / Colors / #CBCACE

#CBCACE — Mist Grey

#CBCACE is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the gray family.

#CBCACE 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 #CDCECA; it also sits naturally between #CACBCE and #CDCACE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 79% · Blue 81%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBCACE

.text { color: #CBCACE; }
.background { background-color: #CBCACE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCACE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 202, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 4%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCACE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 202, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCACE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 202, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBCACE

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Tones of #CBCACE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDCECA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBCACE: #000000.

How #CBCACE looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

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

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBCACD  ·  #CBCACF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCACE?

#CBCACE is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 203, 202, 206). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCACE?

#CBCACE is RGB 203, 202, 206 — HSL 255°, 4%, 80% — CMYK 1%, 2%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CBCACE?

Its complement is #CDCECA; analogous partners are #CACBCE and #CDCACE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCACE for text?

Black text on #CBCACE has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.