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#CDCABE Quill Grey

#CDCABE is a light gray named Quill Grey. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 79.2% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(205, 202, 190)). Its HSL value is 48° hue, 13% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. #CDCABE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.79:1.

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Variations of #CDCABE

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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#CDCABE 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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#CDCABE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CECABE
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDC9BD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDC9BE
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CECABE
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CDCABE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D0C8C6
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CEC9C2
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CACACA
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBCAC7

#CDCABE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.64:1 Very poor#CDCABE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.79:1 Super#CDCABE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDCABE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 202 190);
color: hsl(48 13% 77%);
color: oklch(0.838 0.017 95.3);

#CDCABE FAQ

What color is #CDCABE?

#CDCABE 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 #CDCABE?

#CDCABE is rgb(205, 202, 190) in RGB, hsl(48, 13%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDCABE?

The complementary color of #CDCABE is #BEC1CD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDCABE?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDCABE: 12.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDCABE a warm or cool color?

#CDCABE is a neutral color.