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#CDCCD6

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CDCCD6

#CDCCD6 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% 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 5.7); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5D6CC — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #CDCCD6 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green204
Blue214

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #CDCCD6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CDCCD6.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CDCCD6.
13.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDCCD6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDCCD6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CACDD6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACDD6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBCDCF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDCCD6?

#CDCCD6 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 80% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CDCCD6?

Use black text. Black on #CDCCD6 has a contrast ratio of 13.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDCCD6?

Its complementary colour is #D5D6CC, and analogous partners are #CCD0D6 and #D2CCD6.