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#CED1DA

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CED1DA

With the hex code #CED1DA, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 82% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 6% 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 4.9 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DAD7CE, 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 13.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green209
Blue218

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #CED1DA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CED1DA.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CED1DA.
13.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CED1DA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CED1DA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD2DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED1DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCD3D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CED1DA?

With the hex code #CED1DA, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 82% green and 85% blue, while a printer would mix 6% 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 #CED1DA?

Use black text. Black on #CED1DA has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CED1DA?

Its complementary colour is #DAD7CE, and analogous partners are #CED7DA and #D1CEDA.