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#D1DCD4

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D1DCD4

#D1DCD4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 86% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.2); Bone comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DCD1D9 — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D1DCD4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.90:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red209
Green220
Blue212

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #D1DCD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D1DCD4.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D1DCD4.
14.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1DCD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1DCD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCDAD4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DAD9D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0DCDA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1DCD4?

#D1DCD4 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 86% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D1DCD4?

Use black text. Black on #D1DCD4 has a contrast ratio of 14.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1DCD4?

Its complementary colour is #DCD1D9, and analogous partners are #D4DCD1 and #D1DCDA.