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Pastelcyansoft

Cool Mist Facet

#cdf0f5
Notes

Cool Mist Facet (#CDF0F5) is a soft cyan with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (188°, 67%, 88%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary red. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#cdf0f5
RGB
rgb(205, 240, 245)
HSL
hsl(188, 67%, 88%)
HWB
hwb(188 80% 4%)
OKLCH
oklch(93.2% 0.037 207.0)
HSV
hsv(188, 16%, 96%)
LAB
lab(92.53% -10.28 -6.21)
LCH
lch(92.53% 12.01 211.13)
CMYK
cmyk(16%, 2%, 0%, 4%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Harmonies

Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#cdf0f5
Original
#eaedf5
Protanopia
#e3e7f5
Deuteranopia
#c2f3f1
Tritanopia
#e9e9e9
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.21:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
17.38:1

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