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Pastelyellowsoftmuted

Cool Ivory Twilight

#cfd1c5
Notes

Cool Ivory Twilight (#CFD1C5) is a soft yellow with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (70°, 12%, 80%) places it in the muted 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 indigo. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#cfd1c5
RGB
rgb(207, 209, 197)
HSL
hsl(70, 12%, 80%)
HWB
hwb(70 77% 18%)
OKLCH
oklch(85.6% 0.016 114.4)
HSV
hsv(70, 6%, 82%)
LAB
lab(83.39% -2.82 5.71)
LCH
lch(83.39% 6.37 116.29)
CMYK
cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 18%)

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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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.

#cfd1c5
Original
#d3d0c4
Protanopia
#d3d0c5
Deuteranopia
#d1cfcd
Tritanopia
#d0d0d0
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
1.55:1
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
13.58:1

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