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#D4CECB

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D4CECB

With the hex code #D4CECB, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 81% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 3.0 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CBD1D4, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red212
Green206
Blue203

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 3.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.5

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

Text on #D4CECB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D4CECB.
1.56:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D4CECB.
13.49:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4CECB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4CECB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CECB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D0CB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6CDCD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4CECB?

With the hex code #D4CECB, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 81% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D4CECB?

Use black text. Black on #D4CECB has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4CECB?

Its complementary colour is #CBD1D4, and analogous partners are #D4CBCC and #D4D3CB.