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#CED0D8

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CED0D8

With the hex code #CED0D8, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 82% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 4% 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 4.4 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D8D6CE, 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 13.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red206
Green208
Blue216

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #CED0D8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CED0D8.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CED0D8.
13.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CED0D8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CED0D8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED1D8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDD0D8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCD1D2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CED0D8?

With the hex code #CED0D8, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 82% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 4% 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 #CED0D8?

Use black text. Black on #CED0D8 has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CED0D8?

Its complementary colour is #D8D6CE, and analogous partners are #CED5D8 and #D1CED8.