#D4CED8
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #D4CED8
#D4CED8 is a very light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 81% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 5.8), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2D8CE (light gray), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D4CED8?
#D4CED8 is a very light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 81% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #D4CED8?
Use black text. Black on #D4CED8 has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D4CED8?
Its complementary colour is #D2D8CE, and analogous partners are #CFCED8 and #D8CED7.