Pumice Color
Pumice is a gray color with hex code #C2CAC4. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with pumice, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Pumice Color Values
What Does Pumice Mean?
Pumice belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. As a lighter shade, Pumice reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Pumice is classified as a gray (nearest centroid: light greenish gray, #B2BEB5).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Pumice
Pumice and #CBC3C9 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #C5CBC3 and #C3CBC9, which sit beside pumice on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair pumice with triadic partners #C5C3CB and #CBC5C3. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Kangaroo —
#C6C8BD(Delta E 4) - Grey Nickel —
#C3C3BD(Delta E 4) - Mist Grey —
#C4C4BC(Delta E 4) - Cloud —
#C7C4BF(Delta E 4) - Celeste —
#D1D2CA(Delta E 4)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #C2CAC4; }
.background { background-color: #C2CAC4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #C2CAC4; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #C2CAC440; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for pumice?
Pumice has the hex code #C2CAC4. In RGB notation it is rgb(194, 202, 196), in HSL it is hsl(135, 7%, 78%), and its OKLCH value is 0.831, 0.012, 153.6.
What does the color pumice mean?
Gray-family colors like pumice carry distinct psychological associations. Pumice belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. As a lighter shade, Pumice reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with pumice?
Pumice has three easy routes: its complement #CBC3C9 for punch, its neighbors #C5CBC3 and #C3CBC9 for something calmer, or triadic partners #C5C3CB and #CBC5C3 when you want energy.
Is pumice a standard web color?
No — Pumice is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #C2CAC4 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make pumice lighter or darker?
To lighten pumice, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F4F6F4 (lightest tint) to #1F2320 (darkest shade).
About Pumice
Pumice is classified as a Gray in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Gray hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #C2CAC4 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.