Palettes / Colors / #CED6DA

#CED6DA — Pale Dusty Blue

#CED6DA is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CED6DA 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.

#CED6DA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm 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 #DAD2CE; it also sits naturally between #CEDAD8 and #CED0DA. 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 84% · Blue 85%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CED6DA

.text { color: #CED6DA; }
.background { background-color: #CED6DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED6DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 214, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 14%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED6DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 214, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED6DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 214, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CED6DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED6DA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAD2CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CED6DA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED6DA

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 #CED6DA 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 #CED6DA 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CED6DA?

#CED6DA is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 214, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CED6DA?

#CED6DA is RGB 206, 214, 218 — HSL 200°, 14%, 83% — CMYK 6%, 2%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #CED6DA?

Its complement is #DAD2CE; analogous partners are #CEDAD8 and #CED0DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CED6DA for text?

Black text on #CED6DA has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.