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#CDCBD3

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CDCBD3

#CDCBD3 is a very light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 80% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 5.0), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D1D3CB (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red205
Green203
Blue211

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #CDCBD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CDCBD3.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CDCBD3.
13.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDCBD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDCBD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CACCD3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACCD3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCCCCD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDCBD3?

#CDCBD3 is a very light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 80% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CDCBD3?

Use black text. Black on #CDCBD3 has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDCBD3?

Its complementary colour is #D1D3CB, and analogous partners are #CBCDD3 and #D1CBD3.