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#CCD7D2

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CCD7D2

#CCD7D2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 84% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 16% 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 4.8); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7CCD1 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CCD7D2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red204
Green215
Blue210

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #CCD7D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCD7D2.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CCD7D2.
14.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CCD7D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CCD7D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D5D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D4D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAD7D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CCD7D2?

#CCD7D2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 84% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CCD7D2?

Use black text. Black on #CCD7D2 has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CCD7D2?

Its complementary colour is #D7CCD1, and analogous partners are #CCD7CC and #CCD7D7.