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Herring Silver Tetradic Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the tetradic rule around Herring Silver (#C6C8CF), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#C6C8CF
#D9BFCE
#D8D0BD
#BBD9C3
#EEF2F3

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Herring Silver#C6C8CF198, 200, 207227°, 9%, 79%4, 3, 0, 19
Pale Petals#D9BFCE217, 191, 206325°, 25%, 80%0, 12, 5, 15
Grand Piano#D8D0BD216, 208, 18942°, 26%, 79%0, 4, 12, 15
Cool Spring#BBD9C3187, 217, 195136°, 28%, 79%14, 0, 10, 15
Maui Mist#EEF2F3238, 242, 243192°, 17%, 94%2, 0, 0, 5

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #D9BFCE on #EEF2F31.52:1—
Aa #C6C8CF on #EEF2F31.48:1—
Aa #D8D0BD on #EEF2F31.36:1—
Aa #BBD9C3 on #EEF2F31.35:1—
Aa #D9BFCE on #BBD9C31.12:1—
Aa #D9BFCE on #D8D0BD1.11:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #c6c8cf; /* Herring Silver */
  --color-2: #d9bfce; /* Pale Petals */
  --color-3: #d8d0bd; /* Grand Piano */
  --color-4: #bbd9c3; /* Cool Spring */
  --color-5: #eef2f3; /* Maui Mist */
}

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Questions

What colors go with Herring Silver?

In a tetradic scheme: Pale Petals (#D9BFCE), Grand Piano (#D8D0BD), Cool Spring (#BBD9C3), Maui Mist (#EEF2F3).

What is the hex code of Herring Silver?

#C6C8CF.