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#CCD5CA

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CCD5CA

#CCD5CA is a very light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 84% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.7), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3CAD5 (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red204
Green213
Blue202

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #CCD5CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCD5CA.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCD5CA.
13.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCD5CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCD5CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D3C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D2CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCD4D2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCD5CA?

#CCD5CA is a very light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 84% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CCD5CA?

Use black text. Black on #CCD5CA has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCD5CA?

Its complementary colour is #D3CAD5, and analogous partners are #D2D5CA and #CAD5CD.