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#CDD6CA

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CDD6CA

With the hex code #CDD6CA, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 84% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D3CAD6, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red205
Green214
Blue202

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.6
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #CDD6CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CDD6CA.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CDD6CA.
14.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDD6CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDD6CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7D4C9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D3CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDD5D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDD6CA?

With the hex code #CDD6CA, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 84% green and 79% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CDD6CA?

Use black text. Black on #CDD6CA has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDD6CA?

Its complementary colour is #D3CAD6, and analogous partners are #D3D6CA and #CAD6CD.