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#D4CED7

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D4CED7

With the hex code #D4CED7, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 81% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% 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 5.4 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D1D7CE, 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 — 13.61:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red212
Green206
Blue215

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.4
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.8
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #D4CED7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D4CED7.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D4CED7.
13.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4CED7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4CED7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD0D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED0D7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4CFD1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4CED7?

With the hex code #D4CED7, this is a very light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 81% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D4CED7?

Use black text. Black on #D4CED7 has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4CED7?

Its complementary colour is #D1D7CE, and analogous partners are #D0CED7 and #D7CED5.