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#CCCDC1

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CCCDC1

#CCCDC1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.8); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2C1CD — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CCCDC1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red204
Green205
Blue193

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.0
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.1

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

Text on #CCCDC1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCCDC1.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCCDC1.
13.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCCDC1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCCDC1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCCC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFCCC1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CECBC9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCCDC1?

#CCCDC1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CCCDC1?

Use black text. Black on #CCCDC1 has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCCDC1?

Its complementary colour is #C2C1CD, and analogous partners are #CDC8C1 and #C6CDC1.