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#CDCBCE Columbo’s Coat

#CDCBCE is a light gray named Columbo’s Coat. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 79.6% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(205, 203, 206)). Its HSL value is 280° hue, 3% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #CDCBCE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.03:1.

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Variations of #CDCBCE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

CDCBCEB2B0B39896987E7D7F6665664E4D4E3837382322230F0F0F020202

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

CDCBCED2D0D3D7D5D8DCDADCE1E0E1E6E5E6EBEAEBF0EFF0F5F4F5FAFAFA

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

CDCBCEC5C3C6BDBCBEB5B4B6ADACAEA6A5A69E9D9E9696978F8E8F878787

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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#CDCBCE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

CDCBCECCCECB
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Split complementary

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

CDCBCECECECBCBCECC
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

CDCBCECCCBCECECBCE
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Triadic

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

CDCBCECECDCBCBCECD
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Tetradic

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

CDCBCECECBCCCCCECBCBCECD
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

CDCBCECECCCBCCCECBCBCECE
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#CDCBCE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CDCBCE 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 #CBCCCE
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBCCCE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBCBCE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CBCCCE
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CCCBCE
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CDCBCC
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CDCBCD
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CCCCCC
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CCCBCC

#CDCBCE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.61:1 Very poor#CDCBCE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.03:1 Super#CDCBCE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDCBCE in CSS

/* Columbo’s Coat */
.color { color: #CDCBCE; }
.background { background-color: #CDCBCE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDCBCE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 203 206);
color: hsl(280 3% 80%);
color: oklch(0.845 0.005 314.8);

#CDCBCE FAQ

What color is #CDCBCE?

#CDCBCE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Columbo’s Coat. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #CDCBCE?

#CDCBCE is rgb(205, 203, 206) in RGB, hsl(280, 3%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDCBCE?

The complementary color of #CDCBCE is #CCCECB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDCBCE?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDCBCE: 13.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDCBCE a warm or cool color?

#CDCBCE is a neutral color.