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#CFC5AF Pistachio Shell

#CFC5AF is a light gray named Pistachio Shell. In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 77.3% green and 68.6% blue (rgb(207, 197, 175)). Its HSL value is 41° hue, 25% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black. #CFC5AF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.26:1.

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Variations of #CFC5AF

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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#CFC5AF 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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#CFC5AF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CFC5AF 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 #CDC7B0
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBC4AE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCC5AE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CDC7B0
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CEC6AF
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D5C1BF
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D1C3B6
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C6C6C6
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8C6C0

#CFC5AF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.71:1 Very poor#CFC5AF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.26:1 Super#CFC5AF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CFC5AF in CSS

/* Pistachio Shell */
.color { color: #CFC5AF; }
.background { background-color: #CFC5AF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CFC5AF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(207 197 175);
color: hsl(41 25% 75%);
color: oklch(0.826 0.032 86.5);

#CFC5AF FAQ

What color is #CFC5AF?

#CFC5AF is a light gray. Its closest named color is Pistachio Shell. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #CFC5AF?

#CFC5AF is rgb(207, 197, 175) in RGB, hsl(41, 25%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 15%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CFC5AF?

The complementary color of #CFC5AF is #AFB9CF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CFC5AF?

Black text has the best contrast on #CFC5AF: 12.26:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CFC5AF a warm or cool color?

#CFC5AF is a neutral color.