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Whispering Smoke Tetradic Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the tetradic rule around Whispering Smoke (#D8D8D4), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#D8D8D4
#CFE0D7
#CECAE1
#E2CDD5
#F6F4EF

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Whispering Smoke#D8D8D4216, 216, 21260°, 5%, 84%0, 0, 2, 15
Light Soft Fresco#CFE0D7207, 224, 215148°, 22%, 85%8, 0, 4, 12
Opus#CECAE1206, 202, 225250°, 28%, 84%8, 10, 0, 12
Prim#E2CDD5226, 205, 213337°, 27%, 85%0, 9, 6, 11
The Speed of Light#F6F4EF246, 244, 23943°, 28%, 95%0, 1, 3, 4

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #CECAE1 on #F6F4EF1.45:1—
Aa #E2CDD5 on #F6F4EF1.37:1—
Aa #D8D8D4 on #F6F4EF1.30:1—
Aa #CFE0D7 on #F6F4EF1.25:1—
Aa #CFE0D7 on #CECAE11.16:1—
Aa #D8D8D4 on #CECAE11.12:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #d8d8d4; /* Whispering Smoke */
  --color-2: #cfe0d7; /* Light Soft Fresco */
  --color-3: #cecae1; /* Opus */
  --color-4: #e2cdd5; /* Prim */
  --color-5: #f6f4ef; /* The Speed of Light */
}

Other schemes from Whispering Smoke

More Very Light Gray tetradic palettes

Questions

What colors go with Whispering Smoke?

In a tetradic scheme: Light Soft Fresco (#CFE0D7), Opus (#CECAE1), Prim (#E2CDD5), The Speed of Light (#F6F4EF).

What is the hex code of Whispering Smoke?

#D8D8D4.