What colors make Pastel Gray?
On this page, you will find the Pastel Gray Hex, RGB, Hue Saturation Light (HSL), and CMYK color codes. We also include shades and variations of Pastel Gray, color palettes, and related colors.
Pastel Gray color code
The Pastel Gray hex code is #CFCFC4. The Pastel Gray hex code can be quantified in RGB values which represent the amount of Red, Green and Blue color channels. The RGB value is an estimated amount of red, green, and blue color to create the color Pastel Gray. The RGB estimate is:
- Red: #CF in Hex amounts to 81%
- Green: #CF in Hex amounts to 81%
- Blue: #C4 in Hex amounts to 77%
Pastel Gray in HSL
HSL is an acronym which stands for Hue, Saturation, and Lightness. HSL was developed for television and standardized for computer displays.
Hue is the perceived color name. Saturation is the "colorfulness" relative to the color's brightness. Brightness is our human eye's quantifed perception of the spectral light distribution. Lightness is the color brightness relative to a perceived similarly illuminated white.
Brightness and "colorfulness" are absolute measures, while Lightness and and Saturation are relative measures.
Pastel Gray is 60deg, 10%, 79% HSL.
- Hue: 60deg
- Saturation: 10%
- Light: 79%
Pastel Gray color in CMYK color model
The CMYK color model is commonly used in printing. The CMYK acronym stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key. Where key is black. Since the black color is the absence of light, the CMYK is a subtractive color model. White light minus red is cyan, minus green is magenta, minus blue is yellow.
Pastel Gray is 0% 0% 5% 19% CMYK.
- Cyan: 0%
- Magenta: 0%
- Yellow: 5%
- Key (or Black): 19%
Different shades of Pastel Gray
According to its HSL value, Pastel Gray contains about 79% of brightness.
Below are the all the values in HEX, HSL and CMYK color spaces for each shade variations:
- Hex HSL CMYK
- #E8E8E2 60deg, 10%, 90% 0%, 0%, 2%, 99%
- #D1D1C6 60deg, 10%, 80% 0%, 0%, 5%, 99%
- #BABAAA 60deg, 10%, 70% 0%, 0%, 8%, 99%
- #A3A38E 60deg, 10%, 60% 0%, 0%, 12%, 99%
- #8C8C72 60deg, 10%, 50% 0%, 0%, 18%, 99%
- #70705B 60deg, 10%, 40% 0%, 0%, 18%, 99%
- #545444 60deg, 10%, 30% 0%, 0%, 18%, 99%
- #38382D 60deg, 10%, 20% 0%, 0%, 18%, 99%
- #1C1C16 60deg, 10%, 10% 0%, 0%, 18%, 99%
Accessibility tips when using the color Pastel Gray
Ensure your content remains available to the broadest possible audience. Make sure the text color has enough contrast with its background. When using Pastel Gray on text, we recommend you use black for the background.
The reason Pastel Gray contrasts better with a black background is because Pastel Gray has a degree of brightness of 79% which provides better contrast on a dark background.
The Pastel Gray color palette hex codes.
There are a few color palettes available when working with Pastel Gray, but below is our favorite:
- Argento
#CECAC3 - Warm Ash
#CFC9C7 - In The Shadows
#CBC4C0 - Infusion
#C8D0CA - Silken Pebble
#D0D0C9 - Silver Birch
#D2CFC4
By interpolating Hue and Saturation values, we can also generate great color palettes inspired from Pastel Gray
- Iron Fist
#CBCDCD - Columbo'S Coat
#D0CBCE - Concrete
#D2D1CD - Warm Ash
#CFC9C7 - Argento
#CECAC3 - Silver Birch
#D2CFC4
Below is a series of palettes generated from the color Pastel Gray:
Palette variances of 3 colors:
- #C4CFC8
- #CFCFC4
- #CFC4C8
- #C4CFC8
- #C7CFC4
- #CFCFC4
- #C4C8CF
- #C4CFC7
- #CFCFC4
Palette variances of 4 colors:
- #CFCFC4
- #CFC4C8
- #C6C4CF
- #C4CFCD
- #C4C4CF
- #C4CFC9
- #CFCFC4
- #CFC4C9
- #C6CFC4
- #CFCFC4
- #CFC6C4
- #CFC4C9
Palette variances of 5 colors:
- #C7C4CF
- #C4CCCF
- #C4CFC5
- #CFCFC4
- #CFC4C5
- #C6CFC4
- #CFCFC4
- #CFC6C4
- #CFC4C9
- #CBC4CF
- #C4C9CF
- #C4CFCD
- #C4CFC6
- #C8CFC4
- #CFCFC4
Palette variances of 6 colors:
- #CFCFC4
- #CFC6C4
- #CFC4CA
- #CBC4CF
- #C4C5CF
- #C4CECF
- #C4CFC9
- #C4CFC5
- #C6CFC4
- #CACFC4
- #CFCFC4
- #CFCAC4
- #CFCFC4
- #CFC5C4
- #CFC4CC
- #C7C4CF
- #C4C9CF
- #C4CFCA
You will find specific color values of Pastel Gray on this page. For example, the Pastel Gray HEX color code is #CFCFC4. We offer a variety of color palette, variances, and an expert color mixer to develop color schemes. Related colors for Pastel Gray are:
- Argento color code is (206.0, 202.0, 195.0).
- Warm Ash color code is (207.0, 201.0, 199.0).
- Infusion color code is (200.0, 208.0, 202.0).
- Silken Pebble color code is (208.0, 208.0, 201.0).
- In The Shadows color code is (203.0, 196.0, 192.0).
- Silver Birch color code is (210.0, 207.0, 196.0).
- Herring Silver color code is (198.0, 200.0, 207.0).
- Wishing Well color code is (208.0, 209.0, 193.0).
- Wind Chimes color code is (202.0, 197.0, 194.0).
- Ghost Whisperer color code is (203.0, 209.0, 208.0).
These values can help you match the specific shade and find complementary colors. Looking for a different shade of white? Our color mixer expertly generates nine different shades and eighteen color variances.
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