Palettes / Colors / #CEC5CE

#CEC5CE — Mist Grey

#CEC5CE is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the gray family.

#CEC5CE 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 #C5CEC5; it also sits naturally between #C9C5CE and #CEC5C9. 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 81% · Green 77% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEC5CE

.text { color: #CEC5CE; }
.background { background-color: #CEC5CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEC5CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 197, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 8%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEC5CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 197, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEC5CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 197, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEC5CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEC5CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5CEC5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEC5CE: #000000.

How #CEC5CE 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 #CEC5CE 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

← #CEC5CD  ·  #CEC5CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEC5CE?

#CEC5CE is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 206, 197, 206). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEC5CE?

#CEC5CE is RGB 206, 197, 206 — HSL 300°, 8%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CEC5CE?

Its complement is #C5CEC5; analogous partners are #C9C5CE and #CEC5C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEC5CE for text?

Black text on #CEC5CE has a contrast ratio of 12.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.