Information about Pastel Gray color

#CFCFC4 - Pastel Gray color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CFCFC4, known as "Pastel Gray", falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(207, 207, 196) — 81.2% red, 81.2% green, 76.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 4 / 19. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned golden yellow, #CFCFC4 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Lighthouse (#D1CCC3). Slightly further away sit Pastel Grey (#CCCCC4) and Double White Pointer (#D1CCC1).

In RGB terms — rgb(207, 207, 196) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 13.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. The name "Pastel Gray" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Pastel Gray color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Pastel Gray color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Pastel Gray

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CFCFC4
  • RGB207, 207, 196
  • CMYK0, 0, 4, 19
  • CSSrgb(207, 207, 196)
  • HSL60°, 10%, 79%
  • HSL Precise60°, 10.28%, 79.02%
  • HSV60°, 5%, 81%
  • HSB60°, 5%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • GLSLvec3(0.812, 0.812, 0.769)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.812, 0.812, 0.769, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.812, 0.812, 0.769)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB81.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB81.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCFCFC4
  • DECIMAL ID13619140
  • Name Length11
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