Palettes / Colors / #D4CED3

#D4CED3 — Mist Grey

#D4CED3 is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the gray family.

#D4CED3 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 #CED4CF; it also sits naturally between #D2CED4 and #D4CED0. 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 83% · Green 81% · Blue 83%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #D4CED3

.text { color: #D4CED3; }
.background { background-color: #D4CED3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D4CED3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 206, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 7%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D4CED3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 206, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D4CED3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 206, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D4CED3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D4CED3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CED4CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D4CED3: #000000.

How #D4CED3 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 #D4CED3 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

← #D4CED2  ·  #D4CED4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D4CED3?

#D4CED3 is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 212, 206, 211). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D4CED3?

#D4CED3 is RGB 212, 206, 211 — HSL 310°, 7%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #D4CED3?

Its complement is #CED4CF; analogous partners are #D2CED4 and #D4CED0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D4CED3 for text?

Black text on #D4CED3 has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.