#CDD8CD
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #CDD8CD
#CDD8CD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 85% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.1); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D8CDD8 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CDD8CD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.30:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDD8CD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #CDD8CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDD8CD?
#CDD8CD is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 80% red, 85% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% 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 #CDD8CD?
Use black text. Black on #CDD8CD has a contrast ratio of 14.30:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDD8CD?
Its complementary colour is #D8CDD8, and analogous partners are #D3D8CD and #CDD8D3.