Palettes / Colors / #D6CECD

#D6CECD — Mist Grey

#D6CECD is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the gray family.

#D6CECD 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 #CDD5D6; it also sits naturally between #D6CDD0 and #D6D2CD. 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 84% · Green 81% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 4% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D6CECD

.text { color: #D6CECD; }
.background { background-color: #D6CECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D6CECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(214, 206, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 10%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D6CECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(214, 206, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D6CECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(214, 206, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D6CECD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D6CECD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDD5D6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D6CECD: #000000.

How #D6CECD 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 #D6CECD 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

← #D6CECC  ·  #D6CECE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D6CECD?

#D6CECD is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 214, 206, 205). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D6CECD?

#D6CECD is RGB 214, 206, 205 — HSL 7°, 10%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 4%, 16%.

What colors go with #D6CECD?

Its complement is #CDD5D6; analogous partners are #D6CDD0 and #D6D2CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D6CECD for text?

Black text on #D6CECD has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.