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#CEDAE1

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CEDAE1

#CEDAE1 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 85% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 5.8), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E1D5CE (bone), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red206
Green218
Blue225

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.5
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #CEDAE1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CEDAE1.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CEDAE1.
14.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEDAE1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEDAE1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7D9E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D7E1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9DCDC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEDAE1?

#CEDAE1 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 85% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CEDAE1?

Use black text. Black on #CEDAE1 has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEDAE1?

Its complementary colour is #E1D5CE, and analogous partners are #CEE1DF and #CED1E1.