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#CECEDA

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CECEDA

With the hex code #CECEDA, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 81% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% 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 6.5 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DADACE, a bone 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 13.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green206
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #CECEDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CECEDA.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CECEDA.
13.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#CECEDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCFDB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBCFDA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCD0D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CECEDA?

With the hex code #CECEDA, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 81% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CECEDA?

Use black text. Black on #CECEDA has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CECEDA?

Its complementary colour is #DADACE, and analogous partners are #CED4DA and #D4CEDA.