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#CDD9CD

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CDD9CD

With the hex code #CDD9CD, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 85% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D9CDD9, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red205
Green217
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #CDD9CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CDD9CD.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CDD9CD.
14.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CDD9CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CDD9CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAD7CC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D5CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCD8D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CDD9CD?

With the hex code #CDD9CD, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 80% red, 85% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% 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 #CDD9CD?

Use black text. Black on #CDD9CD has a contrast ratio of 14.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CDD9CD?

Its complementary colour is #D9CDD9, and analogous partners are #D3D9CD and #CDD9D3.