#CED8CF
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #CED8CF
#CED8CF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 85% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 15% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.0); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D8CED7 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CED8CF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CED8CF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CED8CF?
#CED8CF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 85% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 15% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #CED8CF?
Use black text. Black on #CED8CF has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CED8CF?
Its complementary colour is #D8CED7, and analogous partners are #D2D8CE and #CED8D4.