Close to Fog
#D8CEC5
#D8CEC5 is a very light, soft, grayish orange, close to the color Fog. In RGB it’s made of 84.7% red, 80.8% green, and 77.3% blue. Its hue is 28°, with 20% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #D8CEC5.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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13.55:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #D8CEC5 as they’d see it.
#D8CEC5 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #D8CEC5
What color is #D8CEC5?
#D8CEC5 is a very light, soft, grayish orange, close to the color Fog. In RGB it’s made of 84.7% red, 80.8% green, and 77.3% blue. Its hue is 28°, with 20% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #D8CEC5 in RGB?
#D8CEC5 is rgb(216, 206, 197): 216 red, 206 green, and 197 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #D8CEC5 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 5, 9, 15). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #D8CEC5?
PANTONE Warm Gray 1 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #D8CEC5?
Its complement #C7D1DA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.