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#CEC8D0

#cec8d0 ≈ Languid Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cec8d0 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 78.43% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.96% cyan, 3.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 7.84% saturation and 80% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 5.39.

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Relative luminance0.5898

Complementary

  1. #cec8d0
  2. #cad0c8

Split complementary

  1. #cec8d0
  2. #ced0c8
  3. #c8d0ca

Analogous

  1. #cac8d0
  2. #cec8d0
  3. #d0c8ce

Triadic

  1. #cec8d0
  2. #d0cec8
  3. #c8d0ce

Tetradic

  1. #cec8d0
  2. #d0c8ca
  3. #cad0c8
  4. #c8d0ce

Square

  1. #cec8d0
  2. #d0cac8
  3. #cad0c8
  4. #c8ced0

Monochromatic

  1. #847689
  2. #a99fad
  3. #cec8d0
  4. #f3f1f3
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#cec8d0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cec8d0
  2. #b9b4bb
  3. #a5a0a6
  4. #908c92
  5. #7c787d
  6. #676468
  7. #525053
  8. #3e3c3e
  9. #29282a
  10. #151415
  11. #000000

Tints

#cec8d0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cec8d0
  2. #d3ced5
  3. #d8d3d9
  4. #ddd9de
  5. #e2dee3
  6. #e7e4e8
  7. #ebe9ec
  8. #f0eff1
  9. #f5f4f6
  10. #fafafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cec8d0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cec8d0
  2. #c6c1c8
  3. #bebac0
  4. #b7b2b8
  5. #afabb0
  6. #a7a4a8
  7. #9f9da0
  8. #979698
  9. #908e90
  10. #888788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccc9cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7cad0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8cad0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cec9cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cac9d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbc9d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cec8cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cec8d0 {
  color: #cec8d0;
}
Background
.bg-cec8d0 {
  background-color: #cec8d0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cec8d0 {
  border: 2px solid #cec8d0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cec8d0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 200 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 8% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cec8d0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cec8d0, #d0c8ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cec8d0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 200 208 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.39 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.87 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.87 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.99 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.93 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.80 #e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 8.55 #31372f Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#cec8d0  rgb(206, 200, 208)  hsl(285, 8%, 80%)  Languid Lavender
#cad0c8  rgb(202, 208, 200)  hsl(105, 8%, 80%)  Light Gray
#d0cec8  rgb(208, 206, 200)  hsl(45, 8%, 80%)  Timberwolf
#c8d0ce  rgb(200, 208, 206)  hsl(165, 8%, 80%)  Light Gray