#CFCCD7
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #CFCCD7
#CFCCD7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 80% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% 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 6.3); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4D7CC — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #CFCCD7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CFCCD7
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CFCCD7?
#CFCCD7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 81% red, 80% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #CFCCD7?
Use black text. Black on #CFCCD7 has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CFCCD7?
Its complementary colour is #D4D7CC, and analogous partners are #CCCFD7 and #D4CCD7.