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#D1CDCB

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D1CDCB

#D1CDCB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 80% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Light Gray (ΔE 2.6); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CBCFD1 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D1CDCB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red209
Green205
Blue203

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 2.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.3
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #D1CDCB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D1CDCB.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D1CDCB.
13.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1CDCB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1CDCB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CECDCB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFCECB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2CCCC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1CDCB?

#D1CDCB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 80% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D1CDCB?

Use black text. Black on #D1CDCB has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1CDCB?

Its complementary colour is #CBCFD1, and analogous partners are #D1CBCC and #D1D0CB.