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#CEC8DA closest to Dust of the Moon

#CEC8DA is a light gray; the closest named color is Dust of the Moon. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 78.4% green and 85.5% blue (rgb(206, 200, 218)). Its HSL value is 260° hue, 20% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. #CEC8DA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.90:1.

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Variations of #CEC8DA

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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#CEC8DA 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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#CEC8DA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CEC8DA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C6CBD9
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5CBDB
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7CADA
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C6CBD9
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C8CADA
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CCCACE
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CEC9D4
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CBCBCB
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBCACF

#CEC8DA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.63:1 Very poor#CEC8DA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.90:1 Super#CEC8DA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CEC8DA in CSS

/* Dust of the Moon */
.color { color: #CEC8DA; }
.background { background-color: #CEC8DA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CEC8DA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(206 200 218);
color: hsl(260 20% 82%);
color: oklch(0.843 0.026 301.0);

#CEC8DA FAQ

What color is #CEC8DA?

#CEC8DA 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 #CEC8DA?

#CEC8DA is rgb(206, 200, 218) in RGB, hsl(260, 20%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CEC8DA?

The complementary color of #CEC8DA is #D4DAC8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CEC8DA?

Black text has the best contrast on #CEC8DA: 12.90:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CEC8DA a warm or cool color?

#CEC8DA is a neutral color.