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#CED9D2

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CED9D2

With the hex code #CED9D2, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 85% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 15% 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 5.6 — followed by Bone. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D9CED5, 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 14.48:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red206
Green217
Blue210

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.6
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #CED9D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CED9D2.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CED9D2.
14.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CED9D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CED9D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9D7D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7D6D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCD9D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CED9D2?

With the hex code #CED9D2, this is a very light green with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 85% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CED9D2?

Use black text. Black on #CED9D2 has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CED9D2?

Its complementary colour is #D9CED5, and analogous partners are #D0D9CE and #CED9D7.