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#CFCDC3

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CFCDC3

#CFCDC3 is a very light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 80% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% 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 Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C3C5CF (silver), 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 — 13.17:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green205
Blue195

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.8
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 6.7
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 7.0

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

Text on #CFCDC3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CFCDC3.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CFCDC3.
13.17:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFCDC3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFCDC3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCCC2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0CDC3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1CBCA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFCDC3?

#CFCDC3 is a very light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 81% red, 80% green and 76% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CFCDC3?

Use black text. Black on #CFCDC3 has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFCDC3?

Its complementary colour is #C3C5CF, and analogous partners are #CFC7C3 and #CBCFC3.