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#CDC4BC In the Shadows

#CDC4BC is a light gray named In the Shadows. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 76.9% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(205, 196, 188)). Its HSL value is 28° hue, 15% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black. #CDC4BC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.22:1.

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Variations of #CDC4BC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

CDC4BCD2CAC3D7D0C9DCD5D0E1DBD6E6E1DDEBE7E4F0EDEBF5F3F1FAF9F8

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

CDC4BCC5BDB6BDB6B0B5AFAAADA8A4A6A19E9E9B989694928F8D8C878786

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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#CDC4BC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

CDC4BCBCC5CD
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Split complementary

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

CDC4BCBCCDCDBCBDCD
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

CDC4BCCDBCBDCDCDBC
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Triadic

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

CDC4BCBCCDC4C4BCCD
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Tetradic

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

CDC4BCC5CDBCBCC5CDC4BCCD
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

CDC4BCBDCDBCBCC5CDCDBCCD
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#CDC4BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CDC4BC 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 #C9C6BC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7C4BC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9C4BC
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C9C6BC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CAC5BC
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D1C2C2
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CEC3BF
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C7C5C3

#CDC4BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.72:1 Very poor#CDC4BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.22:1 Super#CDC4BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDC4BC in CSS

/* In the Shadows */
.color { color: #CDC4BC; }
.background { background-color: #CDC4BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDC4BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 196 188);
color: hsl(28 15% 77%);
color: oklch(0.825 0.015 64.3);

#CDC4BC FAQ

What color is #CDC4BC?

#CDC4BC is a light gray. Its closest named color is In the Shadows. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #CDC4BC?

#CDC4BC is rgb(205, 196, 188) in RGB, hsl(28, 15%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDC4BC?

The complementary color of #CDC4BC is #BCC5CD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDC4BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDC4BC: 12.22:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDC4BC a warm or cool color?

#CDC4BC is a neutral color.