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#CEDBE2

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CEDBE2

With the hex code #CEDBE2, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 86% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% 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 6.1 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2D5CE, a bone 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 14.86:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red206
Green219
Blue226

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.1
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.1
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #CEDBE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CEDBE2.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CEDBE2.
14.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CEDBE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CEDBE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8DAE2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5D8E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C9DDDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CEDBE2?

With the hex code #CEDBE2, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 86% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #CEDBE2?

Use black text. Black on #CEDBE2 has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CEDBE2?

Its complementary colour is #E2D5CE, and analogous partners are #CEE2DF and #CED1E2.