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#D3CECB — Mist Grey

#D3CECB 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 #D3CECB 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.

#D3CECB 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 #CBCFD2; it also sits naturally between #D2CBCC and #D2D2CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D3CECB · RGB 211, 206, 203

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Color values

HEX#D3CECB
RGB211, 206, 203
HSL23°, 8%, 81%
HSV23°, 4%, 83%
CMYK0%, 2%, 4%, 17%
XYZ59.71, 62.30, 65.38
Yxy62.30, 0.3187, 0.3325
CIE-Lab83.07, 1.19, 2.09
Hunter Lab78.93, 1.14, 1.92

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 83% · Green 81% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 4% · Key 17%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D3CECB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D3CECB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D3CECB

.text { color: #D3CECB; }
.background { background-color: #D3CECB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D3CECB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(211, 206, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 8%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D3CECB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(211, 206, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D3CECB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(211, 206, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D3CECB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D3CECB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D3CECB

#C0B9B5#AFA7A1#9C928B#8A7D75#766C65#605852#4A443F#34302D#211E1C#0B0A09

Tints of #D3CECB

#D7D3D0#D9D5D3#DEDBD8#E1DDDB#E5E2E1#E8E5E3#ECEAE9#EFEDEC#F3F2F1#F6F5F4

Tones of #D3CECB

#D2CECB#D1CECC#D1CECC#D0CECD#D0CECE#CFCECE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBCFD2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.56:1 Fails
Against black text13.46:1 AAA

Best text color on #D3CECB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D3CECB

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 #D3CECB: ·

How #D3CECB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D1D1CCDeuteranopia · #D1D2CCTritanopia · #D3CCCC

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 #D3CECB rather than the exact color:

Palette 7c9473
#7C9473 · #CFDAC8 · #E8EAE6 · #CDD0CB
Palette A7d397
#A7D397 · #F5EEC8 · #D0D4CA · #555843
Palette 34626c
#34626C · #839B97 · #CFD3CE · #C6B497
Palette F9f8f6
#F9F8F6 · #EFE9E3 · #D9CFC7 · #C9B59C
Palette E0ece4
#E0ECE4 · #F7F2E7 · #D8D3CD · #797A7E
Palette 777c6d
#777C6D · #B7B89F · #CBCBCB · #EEEEEE

Similar colors

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

#CDD0CB#D0D4CA#CFD3CE#D9CFC7#D8D3CD#CBCBCB#D6D2C4#CCD3CA#D1D3D4#C9CDCF#D8D2C2#CDC9C3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D3CECA  ·  #D3CECC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D3CECB?

#D3CECB is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 211, 206, 203). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D3CECB?

#D3CECB is RGB 211, 206, 203 — HSL 23°, 8%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 4%, 17%.

What colors go with #D3CECB?

Its complement is #CBCFD2; analogous partners are #D2CBCC and #D2D2CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D3CECB for text?

Black text on #D3CECB has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.