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#CED7D4

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CED7D4

With the hex code #CED7D4, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 84% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 16% 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 3.7 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7CED1, 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 14.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red206
Green215
Blue212

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 3.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #CED7D4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CED7D4.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CED7D4.
14.30:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CED7D4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CED7D4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D6D4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D4D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCD7D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CED7D4?

With the hex code #CED7D4, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 84% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CED7D4?

Use black text. Black on #CED7D4 has a contrast ratio of 14.30:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CED7D4?

Its complementary colour is #D7CED1, and analogous partners are #CED7D0 and #CED6D7.