Palettes / Colors / #CDCFCA

#CDCFCA — Mist Grey

#CDCFCA 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 #CDCFCA 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.

#CDCFCA 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 #CBC9CF; it also sits naturally between #CFCEC9 and #CACFC9. 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 81% · Blue 79%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDCFCA

.text { color: #CDCFCA; }
.background { background-color: #CDCFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 207, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(84, 5%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 207, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 207, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBC9CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDCFCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCFCA

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:

How #CDCFCA 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 #CDCFCA 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

← #CDCFC9  ·  #CDCFCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCFCA?

#CDCFCA is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 205, 207, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCFCA?

#CDCFCA is RGB 205, 207, 202 — HSL 84°, 5%, 80% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 2%, 19%.

What colors go with #CDCFCA?

Its complement is #CBC9CF; analogous partners are #CFCEC9 and #CACFC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCFCA for text?

Black text on #CDCFCA has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.