#CED0D1
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #CED0D1
#CED0D1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 82% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Light Gray (ΔE 1.5); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D1CFCE — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CED0D1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CED0D1
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #CED0D1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CED0D1?
#CED0D1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 82% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #CED0D1?
Use black text. Black on #CED0D1 has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CED0D1?
Its complementary colour is #D1CFCE, and analogous partners are #CED1D1 and #CECFD1.