#CED4E2
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #CED4E2
#CED4E2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 83% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.6); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E2DCCE — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CED4E2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CED4E2
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #CED4E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CED4E2?
#CED4E2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 83% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #CED4E2?
Use black text. Black on #CED4E2 has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CED4E2?
Its complementary colour is #E2DCCE, and analogous partners are #CEDEE2 and #D2CEE2.