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CED4CD

#CED4CD closest to Sterling

#CED4CD is a very light gray; the closest named color is Sterling. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 83.1% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(206, 212, 205)). Its HSL value is 111° hue, 8% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 17% black. #CED4CD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.92:1.

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Variations of #CED4CD

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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#CED4CD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

CED4CDD3CDD4
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Split complementary

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

CED4CDD0CDD4D4CDD2
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

CED4CDD2D4CDCDD4D0
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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.

CED4CDCDD4D3D3CDD4D4CDCE
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CED4CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CED4CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D3D2CD
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5D3CD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3D3CD
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D3D2CD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D2D3CD
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CED3D2
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CED4CF
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D2D2D2
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D1D3D1

#CED4CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.51:1 Very poor#CED4CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.92:1 Super#CED4CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CED4CD in CSS

/* Sterling */
.color { color: #CED4CD; }
.background { background-color: #CED4CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CED4CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(206 212 205);
color: hsl(111 8% 82%);
color: oklch(0.863 0.012 141.3);

#CED4CD FAQ

What color is #CED4CD?

#CED4CD is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Sterling. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #CED4CD?

#CED4CD is rgb(206, 212, 205) in RGB, hsl(111, 8%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 17%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CED4CD?

The complementary color of #CED4CD is #D3CDD4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CED4CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #CED4CD: 13.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CED4CD a warm or cool color?

#CED4CD is a neutral color.