Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.57:1 — vs black: 13.38:1

Color values

HEX #CFCFC4
RGB rgb(207, 207, 196)
HSL hsl(60, 10%, 79%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 0, 5, 19 )
Websafe #CCCCCC

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Tags

Mood

Style

Pastel (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Border (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #CFCFC4 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pastel Gray
#CFCFC4 Base

#C4C4CF

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pastel Gray
#CFCFC4 Base

#CFC9C4

#C9CFC4

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pastel Gray
#CFCFC4 Base

#C4CFCF

#CFC4CF

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pastel Gray
#CFCFC4 Base

#C4C9CF

#C9C4CF

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pastel Gray
#CFCFC4 Base

#C4CFC9

#C4C4CF

#CFC4C9

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pastel Gray
#CFCFC4 Base

#8A8A70

#ADAD9A

#BDBDAE

#E1E1DA

#F1F1EE

#F4F4F1

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pastel Gray, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #0E0E0B

— #38382D

— #61614F

— #8B8B71

— #ADAD9A

Pastel Gray #CFCFC4 Base

— #D6D6CD

— #DEDED6

— #E5E5DF

— #ECECE8

— #F4F4F1

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #CFCFC4. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #CFCFC4;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #CFCFC4;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #CFCFC4;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #CFCFC4,
        #C4C4CF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #CFCFC4,
        #C4C4CF
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$pastel-gray: #CFCFC4;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pastel-gray-r: 207;
$pastel-gray-g: 207;
$pastel-gray-b: 196;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pastel-gray;
    color: rgba($pastel-gray-r, $pastel-gray-g, $pastel-gray-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Pastel Gray appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #CFCFC4 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #CFCFC4 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #CFCFC4 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #D0CECE Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #CECECE Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pastel Gray ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pastel Gray #CFCFC4 Base

Timberwolf #DBD7D2 ΔE 4.52

Bone #E3DAC9 ΔE 5.28

Light Gray #D3D3D3 ΔE 5.56

Gainsboro #DCDCDC ΔE 6.32

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.