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#CFD4D3

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #CFD4D3

With the hex code #CFD4D3, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 83% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Light Gray — a ΔE of 1.9 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4CFD0, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.01:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red207
Green212
Blue211

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 1.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #CFD4D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CFD4D3.
1.50:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #CFD4D3.
14.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFD4D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFD4D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D3D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D3D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CED4D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFD4D3?

With the hex code #CFD4D3, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 83% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #CFD4D3?

Use black text. Black on #CFD4D3 has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFD4D3?

Its complementary colour is #D4CFD0, and analogous partners are #CFD4D0 and #CFD3D4.