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CED5CC

#CED5CC closest to Sterling

#CED5CC is a very light gray; the closest named color is Sterling. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 83.5% green and 80.0% blue (rgb(206, 213, 204)). Its HSL value is 107° hue, 10% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black. #CED5CC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.01:1.

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Variations of #CED5CC

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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#CED5CC 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.

CED5CCCCD5D3D3CCD5D5CCCE
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CED5CC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CED5CC 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 #D4D3CC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6D3CC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4D4CC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D4D3CC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D3D3CC
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CED4D2
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CED5CF
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D3D3D3
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D2D3D1

#CED5CC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.50:1 Very poor#CED5CC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.01:1 Super#CED5CC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CED5CC in CSS

/* Sterling */
.color { color: #CED5CC; }
.background { background-color: #CED5CC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CED5CC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(206 213 204);
color: hsl(107 10% 82%);
color: oklch(0.865 0.014 138.7);

#CED5CC FAQ

What color is #CED5CC?

#CED5CC 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 #CED5CC?

#CED5CC is rgb(206, 213, 204) in RGB, hsl(107, 10%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 16%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CED5CC?

The complementary color of #CED5CC is #D3CCD5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CED5CC?

Black text has the best contrast on #CED5CC: 14.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CED5CC a warm or cool color?

#CED5CC is a neutral color.