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#CDC8DC Dust of the Moon

#CDC8DC is a light gray named Dust of the Moon. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 78.4% green and 86.3% blue (rgb(205, 200, 220)). Its HSL value is 255° hue, 22% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #CDC8DC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.89:1.

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Variations of #CDC8DC

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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#CDC8DC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

CDC8DCD7DCC8
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Split complementary

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

CDC8DCDCD7C8CDDCC8
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

CDC8DCC8CDDCD7C8DC
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Triadic

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

CDC8DCDCCDC8C8DCCD
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Tetradic

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

CDC8DCDCC8D7D7DCC8C8DCCD
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

CDC8DCDCC8CDD7DCC8C8DCD7
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#CDC8DC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CDC8DC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C5CADB
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4CBDD
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7CADD
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C5CADB
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C7CADC
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CBCBCE
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CCC9D6
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CBCBCB
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBCACF

#CDC8DC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.63:1 Very poor#CDC8DC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.89:1 Super#CDC8DC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDC8DC in CSS

/* Dust of the Moon */
.color { color: #CDC8DC; }
.background { background-color: #CDC8DC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDC8DC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 200 220);
color: hsl(255 22% 82%);
color: oklch(0.843 0.028 297.2);

#CDC8DC FAQ

What color is #CDC8DC?

#CDC8DC is a light gray. Its closest named color is Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #CDC8DC?

#CDC8DC is rgb(205, 200, 220) in RGB, hsl(255, 22%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDC8DC?

The complementary color of #CDC8DC is #D7DCC8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDC8DC?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDC8DC: 12.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDC8DC a warm or cool color?

#CDC8DC is a neutral color.