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#CACDCA

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CACDCA

With the hex code #CACDCA, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 80% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% 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 3.1 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDCACD, a light gray 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 13.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red202
Green205
Blue202

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 3.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 4.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #CACDCA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CACDCA.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CACDCA.
13.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CACDCA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDCCCA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDCCCA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CACDCC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CACDCA?

With the hex code #CACDCA, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 79% red, 80% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CACDCA?

Use black text. Black on #CACDCA has a contrast ratio of 13.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CACDCA?

Its complementary colour is #CDCACD, and analogous partners are #CCCDCA and #CACDCC.