Palettes / Colors / #CFCED5

#CFCED5 — Mist Grey

#CFCED5 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 #CFCED5 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.

#CFCED5 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 #D4D5CD; it also sits naturally between #CDD0D5 and #D2CDD5. 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 81% · Blue 84%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFCED5

.text { color: #CFCED5; }
.background { background-color: #CFCED5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCED5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 206, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(249, 8%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCED5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 206, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCED5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 206, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFCED5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCED5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4D5CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFCED5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFCED5

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 #CFCED5 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 #CFCED5 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

← #CFCED4  ·  #CFCED6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCED5?

#CFCED5 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 207, 206, 213). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCED5?

#CFCED5 is RGB 207, 206, 213 — HSL 249°, 8%, 82% — CMYK 3%, 3%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #CFCED5?

Its complement is #D4D5CD; analogous partners are #CDD0D5 and #D2CDD5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCED5 for text?

Black text on #CFCED5 has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.