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#D2C7CD

Light Gray · light neutral

About #D2C7CD

#D2C7CD is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 78% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% 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 very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.1); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C7D2CC — a light gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #D2C7CD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green199
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #D2C7CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D2C7CD.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D2C7CD.
12.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2C7CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2C7CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C7C9CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACACD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4C7C9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2C7CD?

#D2C7CD is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 78% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% 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 #D2C7CD?

Use black text. Black on #D2C7CD has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2C7CD?

Its complementary colour is #C7D2CC, and analogous partners are #D2C7D2 and #D2C7C8.