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#CED7DE

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CED7DE

#CED7DE is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 84% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 4.9), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DED5CE (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 14.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red206
Green215
Blue222

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 4.9
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #CED7DE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CED7DE.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CED7DE.
14.40:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CED7DE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CED7DE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4D7DE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D5DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAD9D9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CED7DE?

#CED7DE is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 84% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CED7DE?

Use black text. Black on #CED7DE has a contrast ratio of 14.40:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CED7DE?

Its complementary colour is #DED5CE, and analogous partners are #CEDEDD and #CECFDE.