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#CEC8BB closest to Quill Grey

#CEC8BB is a light gray; the closest named color is Quill Grey. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 78.4% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(206, 200, 187)). Its HSL value is 41° hue, 16% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. #CEC8BB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.60:1.

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Variations of #CEC8BB

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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#CEC8BB 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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#CEC8BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CEC8BB 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 #CDC9BB
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBC7BA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCC8BB
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CDC9BB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CDC9BB
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D2C6C4
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CFC7BF
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CAC8C5

#CEC8BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.67:1 Very poor#CEC8BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.60:1 Super#CEC8BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CEC8BB in CSS

/* Quill Grey */
.color { color: #CEC8BB; }
.background { background-color: #CEC8BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CEC8BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(206 200 187);
color: hsl(41 16% 77%);
color: oklch(0.834 0.019 86.2);

#CEC8BB FAQ

What color is #CEC8BB?

#CEC8BB 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 #CEC8BB?

#CEC8BB is rgb(206, 200, 187) in RGB, hsl(41, 16%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CEC8BB?

The complementary color of #CEC8BB is #BBC1CE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CEC8BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #CEC8BB: 12.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CEC8BB a warm or cool color?

#CEC8BB is a neutral color.