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#CED7CC

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CED7CC

#CED7CC is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 84% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.7), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5CCD7 (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green215
Blue204

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.7
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #CED7CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CED7CC.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CED7CC.
14.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CED7CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CED7CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8D5CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D4CC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CED6D4

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CED7CC?

#CED7CC is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 84% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CED7CC?

Use black text. Black on #CED7CC has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CED7CC?

Its complementary colour is #D5CCD7, and analogous partners are #D3D7CC and #CCD7D0.