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#CEC9BB closest to Quill Grey

#CEC9BB is a light gray; the closest named color is Quill Grey. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 78.8% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(206, 201, 187)). Its HSL value is 44° hue, 16% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black. #CEC9BB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.70:1.

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Variations of #CEC9BB

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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#CEC9BB 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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#CEC9BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CEC9BB 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 #CECABB
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCC8BA
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDC9BB
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CECABB
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CEC9BB
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D2C7C5
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CFC8C0
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C9C9C9
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CAC9C6

#CEC9BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.65:1 Very poor#CEC9BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.70:1 Super#CEC9BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CEC9BB in CSS

/* Quill Grey */
.color { color: #CEC9BB; }
.background { background-color: #CEC9BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CEC9BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(206 201 187);
color: hsl(44 16% 77%);
color: oklch(0.836 0.020 90.6);

#CEC9BB FAQ

What color is #CEC9BB?

#CEC9BB 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 #CEC9BB?

#CEC9BB is rgb(206, 201, 187) in RGB, hsl(44, 16%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CEC9BB?

The complementary color of #CEC9BB is #BBC0CE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CEC9BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #CEC9BB: 12.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CEC9BB a warm or cool color?

#CEC9BB is a neutral color.