#C5CED0
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #C5CED0
#C5CED0 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 81% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 4.1); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0C7C5 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #C5CED0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C5CED0?
#C5CED0 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 77% red, 81% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #C5CED0?
Use black text. Black on #C5CED0 has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C5CED0?
Its complementary colour is #D0C7C5, and analogous partners are #C5D0CD and #C5C9D0.