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#D3DCD1

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D3DCD1

#D3DCD1 is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 86% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.0), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DAD1DC (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.93:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red211
Green220
Blue209

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.0
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 7.3
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #D3DCD1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D3DCD1.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D3DCD1.
14.93:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3DCD1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3DCD1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDDAD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBD9D1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3DBD9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3DCD1?

#D3DCD1 is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 86% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D3DCD1?

Use black text. Black on #D3DCD1 has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3DCD1?

Its complementary colour is #DAD1DC, and analogous partners are #D9DCD1 and #D1DCD5.