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#CDC7BF Quill Grey

#CDC7BF is a light gray named Quill Grey. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 78.0% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(205, 199, 191)). Its HSL value is 34° hue, 12% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. #CDC7BF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.52:1.

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Variations of #CDC7BF

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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#CDC7BF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

CDC7BFBFC5CD
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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.

CDC7BFBFCDC0BFC5CDCDBFCC
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#CDC7BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CDC7BF 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 #CBC8BF
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CAC7BF
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBC7BF
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CBC8BF
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CBC8BF
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D0C5C5
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CEC6C2
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9C8C6

#CDC7BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.68:1 Very poor#CDC7BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.52:1 Super#CDC7BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDC7BF in CSS

/* Quill Grey */
.color { color: #CDC7BF; }
.background { background-color: #CDC7BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDC7BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 199 191);
color: hsl(34 12% 78%);
color: oklch(0.832 0.013 75.4);

#CDC7BF FAQ

What color is #CDC7BF?

#CDC7BF is a light gray. Its closest named color is Quill Grey. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #CDC7BF?

#CDC7BF is rgb(205, 199, 191) in RGB, hsl(34, 12%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDC7BF?

The complementary color of #CDC7BF is #BFC5CD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDC7BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDC7BF: 12.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDC7BF a warm or cool color?

#CDC7BF is a neutral color.