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#C2BBAE Pelican

#C2BBAE is a light gray named Pelican. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 73.3% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(194, 187, 174)). Its HSL value is 39° hue, 14% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black. #C2BBAE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.01:1.

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Variations of #C2BBAE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C2BBAE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C2BBAE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C2BBAE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C0BCAE
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFBBAD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0BBAE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C0BCAE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C1BCAE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C6B9B7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C3BAB2
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDBBB8

#C2BBAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.91:1 Very poor#C2BBAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.01:1 Very good#C2BBAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C2BBAE in CSS

/* Pelican */
.color { color: #C2BBAE; }
.background { background-color: #C2BBAE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C2BBAE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(194 187 174);
color: hsl(39 14% 72%);
color: oklch(0.794 0.020 83.1);

#C2BBAE FAQ

What color is #C2BBAE?

#C2BBAE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Pelican. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #C2BBAE?

#C2BBAE is rgb(194, 187, 174) in RGB, hsl(39, 14%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 10%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C2BBAE?

The complementary color of #C2BBAE is #AEB5C2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C2BBAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #C2BBAE: 11.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C2BBAE a warm or cool color?

#C2BBAE is a neutral color.