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#CFCED4 — Mist Grey

#CFCED4 is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #CFCED4 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.

#CFCED4 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 #D3D4CE; it also sits naturally between #CED0D4 and #D2CED4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFCED4 · RGB 207, 206, 212

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Color values

HEX#CFCED4
RGB207, 206, 212
HSL250°, 7%, 82%
HSV250°, 3%, 83%
CMYK2%, 3%, 0%, 17%
XYZ59.69, 62.16, 71.14
Yxy62.16, 0.3093, 0.3221
CIE-Lab83.00, 1.45, -2.86
Hunter Lab78.84, 1.39, -2.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 81% · Blue 83%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CFCED4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFCED4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFCED4

.text { color: #CFCED4; }
.background { background-color: #CFCED4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCED4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 206, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(250, 7%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCED4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 206, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCED4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 206, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFCED4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCED4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFCED4

#BAB8C1#A4A2AE#928F9E#7C798B#696675#55535F#42404A#312F37#1D1C21#0A090B

Tints of #CFCED4

#D2D1D7#D7D6DB#DAD9DE#DFDEE3#E2E1E5#E4E4E7#EAE9EC#ECECEE#F2F1F3#F4F4F6

Tones of #CFCED4

#CFCED4#D0CFD3#D0CFD3#D0D0D2#D0D0D2#D1D1D2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3D4CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.56:1 Fails
Against black text13.43:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFCED4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFCED4

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CFCED4: ·

How #CFCED4 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CFCFD3Deuteranopia · #CFCFD2Tritanopia · #CFD1D1

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CFCED4 rather than the exact color:

Palette E2a16f
#E2A16F · #FFF0DD · #D1D3D4 · #86B0BD
Palette 93b5c6
#93B5C6 · #C9CCD5 · #E4D8DC · #FFE3E3
Palette 34626c
#34626C · #839B97 · #CFD3CE · #C6B497
Palette E4004b
#E4004B · #ED775A · #FAD691 · #C9CDCF
Palette 7c9473
#7C9473 · #CFDAC8 · #E8EAE6 · #CDD0CB
Palette 777c6d
#777C6D · #B7B89F · #CBCBCB · #EEEEEE

Similar colors

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

#D1D3D4#C9CCD5#CFD3CE#C9CDCF#CDD0CB#CBCBCB#CCD3CA#D3CEDF#D0D4CA#D7D7D7#D8D3CD#C7C8CC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFCED3  ·  #CFCED5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCED4?

#CFCED4 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 207, 206, 212). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCED4?

#CFCED4 is RGB 207, 206, 212 — HSL 250°, 7%, 82% — CMYK 2%, 3%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #CFCED4?

Its complement is #D3D4CE; analogous partners are #CED0D4 and #D2CED4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCED4 for text?

Black text on #CFCED4 has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.