#CDCED9
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #CDCED9
#CDCED9 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 81% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% 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 6.0), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D9D8CD (bone), 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 — 13.43:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDCED9
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDCED9?
#CDCED9 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 81% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #CDCED9?
Use black text. Black on #CDCED9 has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDCED9?
Its complementary colour is #D9D8CD, and analogous partners are #CDD4D9 and #D2CDD9.