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#CED5BC closest to Medlar

#CED5BC is a very light gray; the closest named color is Medlar. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 83.5% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(206, 213, 188)). Its HSL value is 77° hue, 23% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black. #CED5BC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.87:1.

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Variations of #CED5BC

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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#CED5BC 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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#CED5BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CED5BC 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 #D8D2BD
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9D2BB
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6D3BB
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D8D2BD
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D5D3BD
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D0D2CE
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CFD4C4
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D2D2D2
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D1D3CD

#CED5BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.51:1 Very poor#CED5BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.87:1 Super#CED5BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CED5BC in CSS

/* Medlar */
.color { color: #CED5BC; }
.background { background-color: #CED5BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CED5BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(206 213 188);
color: hsl(77 23% 79%);
color: oklch(0.861 0.035 119.9);

#CED5BC FAQ

What color is #CED5BC?

#CED5BC is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Medlar. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #CED5BC?

#CED5BC is rgb(206, 213, 188) in RGB, hsl(77, 23%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 16%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CED5BC?

The complementary color of #CED5BC is #C3BCD5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CED5BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #CED5BC: 13.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CED5BC a warm or cool color?

#CED5BC is a neutral color.