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#D1CECE

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D1CECE

With the hex code #D1CECE, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 81% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

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 #CED1D1, a light gray 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 13.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red209
Green206
Blue206

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 1.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.4
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #D1CECE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D1CECE.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D1CECE.
13.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1CECE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1CECE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CECECE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFCFCE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2CECE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1CECE?

With the hex code #D1CECE, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 81% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D1CECE?

Use black text. Black on #D1CECE has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1CECE?

Its complementary colour is #CED1D1, and analogous partners are #D1CED0 and #D1D0CE.