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#C4D2CE

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #C4D2CE

With the hex code #C4D2CE, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 82% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 5.7 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2C4C8, a silver shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red196
Green210
Blue206

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 11.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #C4D2CE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C4D2CE.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #C4D2CE.
13.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4D2CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4D2CE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D0CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CECECE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1D2D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4D2CE?

With the hex code #C4D2CE, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 82% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #C4D2CE?

Use black text. Black on #C4D2CE has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4D2CE?

Its complementary colour is #D2C4C8, and analogous partners are #C4D2C7 and #C4CFD2.