Palettes / Colors / #CED0CD

#CED0CD — Mist Grey

#CED0CD is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the gray family.

#CED0CD 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 #CFCDD0; it also sits naturally between #D0D0CD and #CDD0CE. 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 82% · Blue 80%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CED0CD

.text { color: #CED0CD; }
.background { background-color: #CED0CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED0CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 208, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(100, 3%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED0CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 208, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED0CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 208, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CED0CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED0CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFCDD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CED0CD: #000000.

How #CED0CD 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 #CED0CD 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

← #CED0CC  ·  #CED0CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CED0CD?

#CED0CD is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 206, 208, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CED0CD?

#CED0CD is RGB 206, 208, 205 — HSL 100°, 3%, 81% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 1%, 18%.

What colors go with #CED0CD?

Its complement is #CFCDD0; analogous partners are #D0D0CD and #CDD0CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CED0CD for text?

Black text on #CED0CD has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.